The eighth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP25) provides a key opportunity for different stakeholders from around the world to gather globally two years after the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework, to assess the impact of the “course correction” and implementation of the recommendations made in the Political Declaration of the Midterm Review.
An important topic demanding urgent attention at GP25 and beyond, in the process towards the development and negotiation of the successor to the Sendai Framework, is the fact that millions of people are affected each year and suffer from the impacts associated with disasters and displacement. This is a crucial concern for DRR stakeholders. Averting, minimizing and addressing disaster displacement requires enhanced collaboration and coherence across development, humanitarian, climate change, human mobility and DRR frameworks and actors.
In a context where aid budgets are cut and multilateral frameworks are questioned, GP25 is an important opportunity for champions on DRR and disaster displacement to reaffirm commitments and catalyze concrete action on disaster displacement, both for accelerating the implementation of the Sendai Framework up to 2030 and shaping the future DRR agenda.
This policy brief informs discussions at GP25 on disaster displacement. It outlines recent developments, challenges, and tools for integrating human mobility into national and regional DRR strategies. It also highlights opportunities for coordinated action across policy frameworks to reduce displacement risk and support durable solutions.
