Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Gaps, challenges and constraints in means of implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

The present report has been prepared with these objectives in mind, through consultations with the relevant Sendai Focal Points from SIDS. The findings underscore the specific challenges that SIDS face in implementing the Sendai Framework, including the lack of human, institutional and technological capacity, the inadequacy of investments and financial resources, and persistent constraints in data generation and analysis. It also provides concrete recommendations on how to address these challenges, through the support of the international community and the UN System.

With 2030 on the imminent horizon, there is an urgent need to identify the current gaps and challenges, in order to generate targeted actions that accelerate progress towards the Sendai targets. These actions should be solidified in the relevant instruments that enable implementation, including the intergovernmentally negotiated outcome of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework in 2023, and the new sustainable development blueprint for SIDS, which will be adopted at the Fourth SIDS Conference hosted by Antigua and Barbuda in 2024.