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Indicator 1.5.4: Whether or not the city has adopted and implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

Revised indicator: Revised to local context from original text: “Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies.”

Non-Statistical Indicator

Los Angeles was selected as an inaugural member of the 100 Resilient Cities Network in 2013. Since then, Angelenos have come together to develop Resilient Los Angeles, a strategy by and for Angelenos that leverages the city’s strengths and advances new partnerships in order to prepare Los Angeles to address current and future challenges.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Los Angeles statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Angeleno statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Angeleno-specific metadata information.

Indicator available
Indicator description
Local target
Geographical coverage

City of Los Angeles

Unit of measurement
Definitions
Calculations
Disaggregation Categories
WCCD/ISO 37120 Indicators on City Data Alignment

Aligns to WCCD 10.3- Number of natural disaster deaths per 100,000 population

Other information
Data last updated 2021-11-24: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
Metadata last updated 2021-11-24: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
Tags Revised, Non-Statistical

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Whether or not the city has adopted and implemented a disaster risk reduction strategy in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

Indicator number

1.5.4

Target name

By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters

Target number

1.5

Global indicator description
UN designated tier

2

UN custodian agency

United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)

Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 4.0 MB) opens in a new window