SDG #11 is to “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”
Within SDG #11 are 10 targets, of which we here focus on Target 11.b:
By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels
Target 11.b has two indicators:
Indicator 11.b.1: Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
Indicator 11.b.2: Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
We’re here reintroduced to the Sendai Framework, covered earlier in this series in target 1.5. Many countries are without data for indicator 11.b.1. UNDRR uses an index to measure implementation of disaster risk reduction policies. Most countries with data have made some progress. The lowest implementation is in Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Laos, and Jamaica.
The progress for the second indicator for Target 11.b relating to local government disaster risk reduction is also a patchwork. Across countries, there's no identifiable patterns in adoption of such strategies.
