Toolkit for National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa

This toolkit, published by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) in 2010, outlines actions, examples, and resources to establish, maintain, and sustain national platforms for disaster risk reduction (DRR). The publication describes national platforms as "a generic term for national mechanisms for coordination and policy guidance on disaster risk reduction that are multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary in nature, with public, private and civil society participation involving all concerned entities within a country."

The toolkit, designed to complement guidelines published by UNISDR related to national platforms, is intended for those responsible for animating or participating in their country's national platform. This includes government officials, members of civil society, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) community, representatives of international organisations, donors, the private sector, and the members of communities at risk.

The toolkit includes of the following chapters:

• Introduction
• Setting up a national platform
• Risk information and risk identification
• Capacity assessment and development
• Building DRR institutions at all levels;
• Mainstreaming DRR into development
• Measuring DRR achievements and Reporting
• DRR and climate change adaptation
• Main characteristics of a national platform
• Maintaining and sustaining a national platform.