BharatNotes Sendai Framework
noun phrase (proper)Usage in a UPSC answer
India's National Disaster Management Plan (2019) is explicitly aligned with the Sendai Framework's four priority areas — understanding disaster risk, strengthening governance, investing in resilience, and enhancing preparedness.
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Word Family
Sendai Framework (proper n), Sendai Framework for DRR (full form), SFDRR (abbreviation), framework (n)
Root
Japanese city name Sendai (仙台) = place name + Old French frame = structure/skeleton + -work = noun suffix
Etymology
The framework was adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Sendai, Japan, March 2015; India played a key role in its negotiation; the framework introduced the concept of 'Build Back Better' and shifted focus from disaster management to disaster risk reduction (DRR)
Memory Hook
SENDAI = city in Japan where the world SENT a new message about disaster risk — the place where global DRR was rebooted in 2015
Seen in UPSC Question Papers
- Prelims 2024 — Disaster Management
- Prelims 2024 — Disaster Management
- Prelims 2021 — Disaster Management
- Prelims 2019 — Disaster Management
- Prelims 2018 — Disaster Management
- Mains 2024 · GS3 · 15 marks — Disaster Management
- Mains 2018 · GS3 · 15 marks — Disaster Management
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