The citizen's Guide to the Sendai Farmwork for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is a set of guidelines adopted at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Sendai City in March 2015. This Framework was selected to provide guidance to the world regarding disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies for the next 15 years.

It features what we have learned through recovery efforts from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, such as the principles of "Build Back Better", the "Leadership of Women and Youth", "Investment in Disaster Risk Reduction", and the "Mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction" as important concepts and priorities for action towards disasters. The Framework also refers to the importance of people and organizations from all sectors (multi-stakeholders), not only governments, but also municipalities, civil society, and private entities, engaging in disaster risk reduction. A distinctive characteristic of this Framework is that it contains many issues relevant to us as mentioned earlier.

This booklet was created in order for each individual citizen to learn and think about the "Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2030." By doing so, we hope that citizens use it as a guideline for their own disaster prevention efforts, and also use it as a means to share our experiences and lessons learned from the disaster with the rest of the world. We are eager to contribute to the world's culture of disaster risk reduction by making efforts at the community level.