Natural disasters are increasing all over the world and are one of the most important issues facing the international community. According to the United Nations Report 2020, 7,348 major natural disasters worldwide between 2000 and 2019, killing 1.23 million people, affecting 4.2 billion people, and costing the economy about $3 trillion. Most of these disasters occurred in Asia, and the damage becomes higher. Earth observation satellite data is expected to be utilized not only for rapid response after such disasters, but also for risk assessment for disaster prevention and monitoring for reconstruction. JAXA is leading the international cooperation project “Sentinel Asia” which aims to contribute to disaster monitoring, recovery and post-disaster management by providing Earth observation satellite data in the event of a large-scale disaster, and participating in the International Charter `Space and Major Disasters’. Through these activities, we are contributing to priorities for action and targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Reduction.
In March 2015, the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction was held, and the “Sendai Framework for Disaster Reduction 2015-2030” which is a new set of international guidelines for disaster reduction efforts, and the “Sendai Declaration” which expresses the determination to promote the framework, were adopted.
The “Sendai Framework for Disaster Reduction 2015-2030” outlines four priorities for action and seven targets.
(Red parts: Items which JAXA contributes to)
【Four priorities for action】
1．Understanding disaster risk
2．Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk
3．Investing in disaster reduction for resilience
4．Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction
【Seven Targets】
1．Substantially reduce global disaster mortality by 2030, aiming to lower average per 100,000 global mortality between 2020-2030 compared to 2005-2015
2．Substantially reduce the number of affected people globally by 2030, aiming to lower the average global figure per 100,000 between 2020-2030 compared to 2005-2015
3．Reduce direct disaster economic loss in relation to global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030
4．Substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services, among them health and educational facilities, including through developing their resilience by 2030
5．Substantially increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020
6．Substantially enhance international cooperation to developing countries through adequate and sustainable support to complement their national actions for implementation of this framework by 2030
7．Substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to people by 2030
