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The Fairfax County is part of the Northern Virginia region and forms part of the suburban ring of Washington, D.C., the nation's capital.
The county is predominantly suburban with some urban and rural pockets. It borders Montgomery County, Maryland to its north, Falls Church, Alexandria, Arlington County, and Prince George's County, Maryland to its east, Charles County, Maryland to its southeast, Prince William County to its southwest, and Loudoun County to its northwest.
The county is home to the offices of the Director of National Intelligence (in McLean) and the headquarters of four U.S. intelligence agencies: the Central Intelligence Agency (at the George Bush Center for Intelligence in Langley), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (in Springfield), the National Reconnaissance Office (in Chantilly), and the National Counterterrorism Center (in McLean).
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.