Coordinating August 2018 Climate-Resilient Angie Dazé Development Anika Terton Malte Maass Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development OVERVIEW BRIEF 1: Introduction to Alignment This is the first in a series of briefs focusing on alignment of country efforts under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. [...] Figure 1. Connections in the texts of the global agendas Recognizes close linkages between climate action and Notes that DRR is essential sustainable development for sustainable development 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Paris Notes that addressing climate change is the mandate of the UNFCCC Sendai Agreement Framework for under the Disaster Risk UNFCCC Reduction Recognizes climate change [...] Table 1: Overview of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for DRR 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Paris Agreement Sendai Framework for DRR Development Purpose Global agenda for action towards Agreement of the parties to the Global framework to guide multi- sustainable development, with UNFCCCa on the global response hazard management of disaster 17 [...] They view the process of development not in terms of international agendas and commitments, but in terms of changes in the lives of women and men in their constituencies.