Mission
The Global Initiative on Disaster Risk Management (GIDRM) was founded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and is implemented by the German Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The project was set up to strengthen the German contribution to improved disaster risk management worldwide and to support partners with the implementation of the Sendai Framework.
Disaster Risk Reduction Goal
The GIDRM aims to enhance the implementation of Disaster Risk Management approaches as integrated solutions in selected development projects and partner projects. Insights gained and knowledge acquired throughout previous phases serve to inform future projects while safeguarding development and protecting lives.
In phase I, GIDRM collaborated with regional stakeholders to identify risks and strengthen risk reducing approaches. As these measures were implemented in accordance with cost-benefit projections, the first phase contributed to the strengthening of a sustainable disaster risk management worldwide.
Phase II the focus shifted to highlight the increasing need for more coherence in planning, implementation and reporting regarding the global agendas particularly the Sendai Framework.
Building on previous phases, phase III focused on the complex nature of risks by implementing risk-informed development to safeguard development achievements.
Our current phase focuses on minimising risk creation and foster resilience of people, infrastructures and stakeholders across all sectors. Accumulating all lesson learned, GIDRM IV builds capacity of institutions to understand risks and apply approaches to integrate disaster and climate risks in decision making process. By doing so, GIDRM safeguards development achievements and progress for the future.
Policies and Programmes in DRR
GIDRM identifies national and subnational examples of successful agenda-coherence. With respect to the implementation of global agendas, we define agenda-coherence as concerted state action in all relevant sectors and at all relevant levels in order to achieve both common and respective goals of all agendas more efficiently and effectively. The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful tool to know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.