Non-statistical indicator

We have identified the following policies relevant to this indicator.

Law No 49/1997 - On protections against avalanches and landslides

Regulation No 505/2000 - On risk assessment due to avalanches, classification and utilization of risk prone areas and development of provisional risk assessment

Regulation No 636/2009 - On risk assessment due to avalanches in ski resorts

The Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management is responsible for risk reduction and disaster response

Currently national risk reduction strategies that are in line with the Sendai Framework are only in place for avalances and landslides. However there are currently committees in place which are working on risk reduction strategies for volcanic eruptions and jokulhlaups as well as coastal and river flooding.


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

Indicator available

Relevant Icelandic policies
Geographical coverage

Iceland
Comments and limitations

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.

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

Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
Target number

1.5
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

UNISDR
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 894kB) opens in a new window
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