Ambitious and coherent? Reviewing the pre-zero draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

The briefing evaluates the pre-zero draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, praising its commitment to quantified targets and inclusion of vulnerable groups, but criticising its structural logic and insufficient integration of climate change, finance, and conflict-affected states.

• The pre-zero draft lacks a strong narrative connecting disaster risk reduction (DRR) to broader development and climate agendas. The authors argue that DRR should be framed as essential for avoiding development reversals, eliminating extreme poverty, reducing climate extreme impacts, and supporting sustainable economic growth to move beyond being a "niche concern".
• The document identifies structural and conceptual flaws in the draft's organization of targets, goals, and priorities for action. It recommends that the goals—minimising risk creation, reducing existing risk, and managing residual risk—should serve as the main organising logic for the framework and its implementation section.

APA

Mitchell, T., Lovell, E., Le Masson, V., Kirbyshire, A., Kakakhel, K., Tanner, T., Peters, K., Wilkinson, E., Bahadur, A., Carabine, E., Jones, L., & Caulkins, J. (n.d.). Ambitious and coherent? Reviewing the pre-zero draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/story/review-hfa2-prezerodraft

Chicago

Mitchell, Tom, Emma Lovell, Virginie Le Masson, Amy Kirbyshire, Kashmala Kakakhel, Thomas Tanner, Katie Peters, et al. Ambitious and coherent? Reviewing the pre-zero draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, n.d. https://cdkn.org/story/review-hfa2-prezerodraft.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mitchellndambitious, author = {Mitchell, Tom and Lovell, Emma and Le Masson, Virginie and Kirbyshire, Amy and Kakakhel, Kashmala and Tanner, Thomas and Peters, Katie and Wilkinson, Emily and Bahadur, Aditya and Carabine, Elizabeth and Jones, Lindsey and Caulkins, Julie}, title = {{Ambitious and coherent? Reviewing the pre-zero draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, url = {https://cdkn.org/story/review-hfa2-prezerodraft}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }