Tonga was one of ten Pacific countries participating in a training on the Sendai Framework Monitor, which also emphasized how the system could significantly ease the burden of reporting for two reasons.

First, the Sendai Framework Monitor will be able to utilize existing data in the Pacific Disaster Loss Database (PDaLo). Second, it can be used to assess progress against national, regional and international development frameworks and commitments.

At the regional level, the Sendai Framework Monitor links to the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific. And at the global level, it links to the Sendai Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals in terms of Goal 1, end poverty; Goal 11, resilient cities; Goal 13, climate change.

The explicit link of the Sendai Framework Monitor to the SDGs was welcomed by Ms. Anna Pitaboe, of the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office.

“For our work in the Solomon Islands and with such a small team this connection to the SDGs is really a big selling point. It makes our life easier and reduces the work involved,” she said.

UNISDR Pacific Sub-regional Coordinator, Mr. Andy McElroy said the training had shown that the Sendai Framework Monitor was both usable and useful for Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

“The next step in most countries is to continue to raise awareness of how the Sendai Monitor can improve national policymaking and be a labour saving device for national, regional and global reporting commitments. UNISDR is committed to support this process,” said Mr. McElroy.

Several key partners also attended the training, including the Pacific Community (SPC), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Pacific Disability Forum, UNESCAP and UNDP. The workshop was hosted by the University of South Pacific and organized with the support of funding from the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Date:

28 Mar 2018

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Sub-Regional Office for the Pacific (UNISDR Pacific)

Themes:

Capacity Development, Civil Society/NGOs, Advocacy & Media

Hazards:

Cyclone

Countries:

Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Fed States of, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu

Regions:

Asia, Oceania