Sendai voluntary commitments: landslide stakeholders and the all-of-society approach enhanced by UNDRR

The resilience of communities and nations is a necessary condition for sustainable development. Building resilience, however, is not always a straightforward process and requires joint efforts, an all-of-society approach. Thus, the commitment, goodwill, knowledge, experience, and resources of all stakeholders contributing to disaster risk reduction (DRR) are crucial. In UNDRR’s Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments online platform, the work of all stakeholders can be showcased and tracked. Using novel data from this platform, this article presents descriptive information about the types of commitments made by stakeholders working on landslides. Results suggest that landslide is the third most covered hazard. Commitments working on this hazard have a more balanced distribution of global, regional, and local actions as compared with the whole sample. Also, landslide commitments tend to display higher levels of collaboration (as measured by the number of organizations involved) and longer duration (a commitment will last 7.6 years on average). Common issues being addressed include capacity development, risk management, and community-based DRR. When looking at specific regions and countries, there are opportunities for increased partnerships and effectiveness in topics such as knowledge sharing and technology solutions. The systemic nature of risks is increasingly apparent, and this article may stimulate further studies analyzing complexity and the joint action of all stakeholders committed to accelerate the implementation of the Sendai Framework.