Review of the Zero Draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

The report argues that the Zero Draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction lacks coherence in its organising logic and fails to sufficiently integrate critical drivers of risk such as climate change, conflict, and poverty. It recommends a restructured framework focused on minimising new risks, reducing existing risks, and managing residual risks, while calling for stronger financial commitments and a more inclusive approach to vulnerable groups and fragile states.

• The Zero Draft's organising structure is described as lacking coherence, with priorities for action that do not directly relate to the stated goal and targets that fail to measure key aspects of the outcome, such as the reduction of assets for vulnerable people.
• The document argues that the interface with climate change is underdeveloped, offering only general calls for mainstreaming without concrete recommendations or sufficient attention to adaptive capacity.
• Conflict, fragility, and insecurity are identified as fundamental underlying drivers of disaster risk that are not sufficiently treated in the draft, which risks the viability of the proposed global targets.
• The report finds the draft's approach to finance to be poorly articulated and lacking in strong financial orientation, specifically noting the absence of national and international financial commitments.
• While the draft improves on the inclusion of vulnerable groups by promoting gender, age, disability, and cultural perspectives, it still lacks mechanisms for accountability and social vulnerability monitoring.
• The report criticizes the draft for an imbalanced focus on UNISDR in the international cooperation section, arguing that it excludes other key actors such as multilateral development banks and regional bodies.
• The authors suggest that the framework's reporting cycle and timespan should be synchronised with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), potentially running until 2030.
• There are significant improvements in the draft regarding the environment, specifically the re-inclusion of environmental impact assessments and the recognition of ecosystem functions in reducing risk.
• The report welcomes the inclusion of science and technology but notes a lack of detail on how to scale up implementation, recommending the adoption of the Science and Technology Engagement Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction (STEP-4DRR).

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). Review of the Zero Draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/ODI-CDKN-response-to-the-zero-draft.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Review of the Zero Draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. 2014. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/ODI-CDKN-response-to-the-zero-draft.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014review, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Review of the Zero Draft of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = nov, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/ODI-CDKN-response-to-the-zero-draft.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }