Hyogo Framework

noun phrase (proper)

/hiˈəʊ.ɡəʊ ˈfreɪm.wɜːk/

The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 — the first comprehensive global disaster risk reduction blueprint, adopted at the UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan in January 2005, which established five priority areas for building resilient nations and communities and served as the predecessor to the Sendai Framework

✍️ Usage in a UPSC answer

Under the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015), India established the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in 2005 and enacted the Disaster Management Act, 2005, marking a formal shift from relief-centric to risk-reduction-centred disaster governance.

Synonyms

HFAHyogo Framework for Actionpre-Sendai DRR framework

Antonyms

Sendai Framework (successor2015-2030)

🌱 Word Family

Hyogo Framework for Action (proper n, full title), HFA (abbreviation), framework (n)

🔡 Root

Japanese prefecture name Hyogo (兵庫) + Old French frame = structure

📜 Etymology

Adopted in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that killed over 230,000 people; Hyogo, Japan was chosen as the conference venue in memory of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake; under HFA, India enacted the Disaster Management Act (2005) and established NDMA; replaced by the Sendai Framework in March 2015

🧠 Memory Hook

HYOGO = place where the world said 'HEY, GO reduce risk!' — the launching pad for global disaster risk reduction, superseded by Sendai in 2015

📝 Seen in UPSC Question Papers

Prelims 2021 — Disaster Management
Prelims 2019 — Disaster Management
Mains 2018 · GS3 · 15 marks — Disaster Management

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