Priority themes of the Sendai Framework
Q. The priority themes of the Sendai Framework are
1) Understanding disaster risk
2) Improving disaster risk governance
3) Disaster preparedness- Published on 02 Jun 16a. 2, 3
b. 1, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
- Prime Minister released the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP). This is the first ever national plan prepared in the country.
- It aims to make India disaster resilient and significantly reduce the loss of lives and assets.
- The plan is based on the four priority themes of the “Sendai Framework,” namely: understanding disaster risk, improving disaster risk governance, investing in disaster risk reduction (through structural and non-structural measures) and disaster preparedness, early warning and building back better in the aftermath of a disaster.