CDC hosts Data Readiness for Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) for Disaster Risk Monitoring

Data Readiness for The Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) for Disaster Risk Monitoring Workshop concluded today, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, with the award of certificates to all the successful participants. Facilitated by Consultant, Dr. Clement Henry and distributed by CDC’s Director General, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, the certificates given were results of a hard day’s work.

The Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) is a system that allows countries to report systematically against the global targets and indicators of the Sendai Framework, as well as to facilitate the contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) reporting process against relevant indicators. The Sendai Framework focuses on the adoption of measures which address the three dimensions of Disaster Risk (exposure to hazards, vulnerability and capacity, and hazard’s characteristics) in order to prevent the creation of new risk, reduce existing risk and increase resilience. The Framework outlines seven global targets by 2030 which are: reduce global disaster mortality, reduce the number of affected people globally, reduce direct economic loss in relation to GDP, reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services, increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies, substantially enhance international cooperation to developing countries, and increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems.

During the session, persons were introduced to the DesInventar and Sendai Framework (Targets A through G). Each Target was discussed and adjusted as necessary based on experiences and expertise of the Consultant and attendees. Those present also had a detailed presentation of how the Targets work and how they ought to work in the Guyana setting. Dr. Henry indicated his availability for feedback in the near future so that Data Readiness for the SFM can be strengthened even further.

The Commission’s Director General, in his closing remarks, expressed gratitude not only to the Consultant and United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Programme, but to those who participated for the unmatched knowledge sharing that occurred. Lieutenant Colonel Craig also encouraged those who were not CDC Volunteers to come on board because all of Guyana will benefit from the diversity of the Volunteer Corps, especially after fruitful workshops such as the one that was executed today.