Declaration of the seventh high-level meeting on disaster risk reduction

This is the Nairobi Declaration on accelerating the path to achieving the goals and targets of the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa. The Ministers and Heads of Delegations responsible for Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa have met in Nairobi, Republic of Kenya on 19 November 2021 on the occasion of the Seventh High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction, which was preceded by the Eighth Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, 16-18 November 2021 on the theme, “Towards disaster risk-informed development for a resilient Africa in a COVID-19 Transformed World”.

The declaration declares their determination to deliver on their commitments to the implementation of the Sendai Framework, the Programme of Action, the Africa Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction, as well as sub-regional and national strategies and plans of action for disaster risk reduction as key instruments for the realization of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want; and

Hereby:

1. Adopts the Matrix of the Programme of Action (2021-2025) to implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa;

2. Further adopts the Africa Framework for Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems and Early Action;

3. Calls upon Member States, Regional Economic Communities, Local Authorities, the Private Sector, Academia, Civil Society Organizations, Development Partners and other stakeholders to support the rollout and implementation of the Matrix of the Programme of Action (2021-2025), as well as the Africa Framework for Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems and Early Action across the continent.