1. The Sendai Framework Data Readiness Review 2017
Plenary Sendai Framework Monitoring 26 May, 2017

2. Sendai Framework Data Readiness Review 2017
UNISDR rolled out the Sendai Framework Data Readiness Review in February 2017 to assess:
the availability of national disaster-related data to monitor and report on the indicators measuring the global targets of the Sendai Framework
disaster-related data gaps and the type of resources required to fill data gaps identified
countries’ current ability to establish baselines for measuring the global targets of the Sendai Framework
In adopting the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction member states agreed that it was necessary to measure, monitor and report progress towards the reduction of disaster risk and losses through 7 global disaster risk reduction targets and related indicators . To track progress towards these targets, the global indicator framework needs to capture the aspirations of continued reduction of existing and future risk and losses, and the creation of the increasing resilience of nations and societies towards the impact of disasters, through data.
In contributing to the Review, Member States assessed their state of readiness to monitor and report on the indicators measuring the global targets of the Sendai Framework, and specifically, the availability of national disaster-related data, disaster-related data gaps and the type of resources required to fill data gaps identified. It also assessed countries’ current ability to set up baselines for measuring the global targets of the Sendai Framework.

3. 87 countries contributed to the
Sendai Framework Data Readiness Review 2017
As of 20 April 2017, it had received the inputs of 87 countries with the following regional distribution:
Africa – Europe – 26
Americas – Asia – 17
Arab States – Pacific – 7

4. National data availability by global Target of the Sendai Framework
Indicators with the highest current data availability are generally observed across Targets A – D with regard to disaster losses – for example, 83% of countries identify data available to report on the number of deaths attributed to disasters.
Although there are disparities in the availability of data for these Targets when measuring losses in terms of livelihoods, productive assets or cultural heritage for example.
The majority of countries can currently fully monitor targets A and B, through either available or proxy data (which would be for example the combination of statistical population data and ‘number of dwellings destroyed’, to arrive at the ‘number of people whose dwellings have been destroyed’).
As for Targets C & D, the majority of countries report partial data availability for monitoring.
Currently 64-70% of countries collect disaster loss data on people missing, injured or ill, the number of dwellings damaged and destroyed, damage and disruption to livelihoods, losses to agriculture, health, education and housing sector.
However only 37-55% of countries report that they collect data on economic losses in productive assets, losses in critical infrastructure and cultural heritage, and disruptions to health, education and other basic services.
In summary, while a solid basis of disaster loss data collection exists in many countries, the data is typically more available on physical damage and human impact, and less available on economic losses, losses of specific assets and infrastructure, cultural heritage and disruptions to services.
Lowest data availability - with a little over 20% of countries – was reported for the indicators for Targets F and G.
Sendai Framework Targets E-G concern policy and other input indicators, and countries report wide variation in data availability.
This ranges from 57-72% for data pertaining to early warning systems, risk information and people evacuated, to 39-54% of countries for data on national and local DRR strategies, to only 23-37% of countries with the data for indicators on international cooperation.
In terms of the ability to create a baseline for the disaster loss-related global targets A-D, 40-60% of countries are able to develop a baseline for most indicators.
But only 29-33% of countries can develop a baseline for data on damaged critical infrastructure units and facilities, disruptions to health, education and other basic services, direct economic losses to productive assets and direct economic losses in the housing sector.
The data columns in the chart labelled as proxy, indicates where questions were added to the Review where data were assumed to be inconsistent or scarce, so as to allow an assessment of data availability and sources that could serve as a proxy for the indicator. This has become common practice in efforts supporting the development of many of the 98 existing national disaster loss accounting systems.

5. Type of resources required to fill data gaps
Resource needs were categorized in the three main categories used to measure international cooperation: a) financial resources, b) technology transfer, and c) capacity.
For most indicators, > 90% of countries indicated the need for financial resources to cover data gaps.
Capacity and technology transfer were accorded greater importance in respect of some Targets – notably E and G.
A wide range of resources are cited by countries as being necessary to build the necessary datasets to report against the global Targets of the Sendai Framework.
Strongly encourage all stakeholders to examine the Review to understand outstanding data needs for specific indicators and data providers.

6. Summary of findings of the Sendai Framework Data Readiness Review 2017
Data availability gaps to be addressed by March 2019, for countries to be able to report against the Sendai Framework global Targets as planned.
Critical gaps exist in specific areas of disaster loss, and data for all areas of international cooperation.
A comprehensive approach to data enhancement may be required, to address aspects of:
data availability, including developing new datasets
data accessibility
the application / use of data, and
data quality.
Based on the findings of this report and the evident need for action, the UNISDR calls for coordinated action to enhance disaster-related data required to report against the global Targets of the Sendai Framework.
Such action will need to be undertaken in a coordinated manner to allow the development of consistent and comparable data, at the national and sub-national, as well as the global levels.
A Global Partnership for Disaster-related Data for Sustainable Development would facilitate a collaborative, multi-stakeholder effort (bringing together governments, international organizations, the private sector, civil society groups, and the statistics and data communities), to optimize and operationalize existing or future disaster-related data in support of national disaster risk reduction efforts.
It would address all aspects of data availability, as well as issues of data accessibility, data quality and the application and use of data, ultimately to enhance countries’ capacities to more effectively manage disaster risk through risk-informed decision-making, and facilitate consistent measurement of the global Targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.