Relevant Liverpool policies and organisations

Non-statistical indicator

We have identified the following laws, policies and strategy plans in place that are relevant to this indicator -

Merseyside Prepared - The Merseyside Resilience Forum (MRF) is a multi-agency partnership made up of all the organisations needed to prepare for and respond to any emergency in the county. It was started in 2005 after the Government issued a law called the Civil Contingencies Act.

Merseyside Community Risk Register 2020 - The Community Risk Register (CRR) has been compiled by the Merseyside Resilience Forum (MRF) to identify potential risks that may affect the communities of Merseyside.

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Goal

Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Target

Target 1.b: 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
Indicator

Indicator 11.b.2: Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
Comment and limitations

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated 2021-07-19: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
Metadata last updated 2022-07-08: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window

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.

Goal

Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Target

Target 1.b: 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
Indicator

Indicator 11.b.2: Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)