Welcome to the WRD Policy Tracker!

Analysis shows that: 

- Women and their needs are most commonly included in DRR/DRM frameworks in the Pacific (50% of countries have developed gender-responsive frameworks), followed by the Americas and the Caribbean (43%), Asia (39%), and Western and Central Africa (35%).

Analysis shows that: 

- Children and youth are most commonly included in DRR/DRM frameworks in the Pacific (60% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), followed by Eastern and Southern Africa (54%), the Americas and the Caribbean (51%), and Asia (50%).

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) defines a child as everyone under 18 unless, "under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier."

Analysis shows that: 

- Persons with disabilities are most commonly included in DRR/DRM frameworks in the Americas and the Caribbean (51% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), followed by the Pacific (50%), and Asia (44%).

According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.

Find out which countries have developed frameworks inclusive of all Sendai Framework high-risk groups and explore which countries have developed “good practice” gender-responsive frameworks.

The findings suggest that:

• Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan, Argentina, and El Salvador are good examples of countries with DRR/DRM frameworks that are inclusive of all Sendai Framework high-risk groups; and

• Fiji, India, Guatemala, Togo, and Chile are good examples of countries with DRR/DRM frameworks that are gender-responsive.

Analysis shows that: 

- Displaced and migrant people are most commonly included in DRR/DRM frameworks in Southern and Eastern Africa (29% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), then Asia (22%), and the Pacific (20%).

While there is no formal legal definition of an international migrant, most experts agree that an international migrant is someone who changes their country of residence, irrespective of the reason for migration or legal status. Displacement refers to the unplanned movement of people, most usually internally within countries, for example following a disaster or conflict.

Analysis shows that: 

- Indigenous and ethnic minorities are most commonly included in DRR/DRM frameworks in Southern and Eastern Africa (33% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), then the Americas and the Caribbean (29%), and then Asia (28%).

Given the diversity of indigenous peoples, an official definition of “indigenous” has not been adopted by any UN-system body. This term is understood to include people:

• that self-identify as indigenous people;
• with strong link to territories and surrounding natural resources;
• with distinct social, economic or political systems;
• with distinct language, culture and beliefs; and
• that form non-dominant groups of society.

Analysis shows that: 

- Older persons are most commonly included in DRR/DRM frameworks in the Americas and the Caribbean (49% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), then Asia (44%), Southern and Eastern Africa (42%) and the Pacific (40%).

An older person is generally defined as a person who is over 60 years of age, although often communities use other socio-cultural referents to define age, including family status, physical appearance, or age-related health conditions.