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Sustainable cities & communities - Goal 11

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Indicator 11.b.1: Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

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Revised indicator: This indicator has been revised to the local level from the original text: “Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030”

Non-Statistical Indicator The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has several risk reduction policies including Coastal Construction Manuals and Flood Minitagion Program Guidelines. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has a California State Hazard Mitigation Plan.

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

United States of America/ State of California
Unit of measurement
Definitions
Calculations
Disaggregation Categories
WCCD/ISO 37120 Indicators on City Data Alignment

Aligns to WCCD 8.3- Greenhouse gas emissions measured in tonnes per capita
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 country has adopted and implemented a national disaster risk reduction strategy in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
Indicator number

11.b.1
Target name

By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels
Target number

11.b
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

1
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