Together with the World Health Organization Sasakawa Health Prize and the UN Environment Programme Sasakawa Environment Prize, the United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction is one of the three prestigious prizes established in 1986 by the founding Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, Mr. Ryoichi Sasakawa. The United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction is awarded to an individual or institution that has made active efforts to reduce disaster risk in their community and advocates for disaster risk reduction.

The Sasakawa Award recognizes selected candidates (individuals, groups, organizations, local authorities, etc.) through an award accompanied by a grant. The Award promotes importance of a more people-centered preventive approach to disaster risk, as well as inclusive and accessible disaster risk reduction practices, in line with the Sendai Framework.

The central theme for the Sasakawa Award 2022 is “Building resilience through a multi-hazard approach.” 

The 2022 Sasakawa prizes will be awarded at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which will take place on Wednesday 25th May 2022 in Bali, Indonesia in the Nusa Dua conference hall between 19:30 – 20:30. The ceremony will be preceded by a reception which will commence at 19:00.

The event will be moderated by Andini Effendi, Indonesian news anchor and journalist.

The Opening Ceremony marks the start of the official programme of the seventh session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. Featuring high-level speeches and cultural interludes, the ceremony will be an exciting and motivating start to GP2022 for participants joining from all over the world. 

Session objectives

• Highlight the importance and role of the GP2022 in global development agendas 
• Welcome participants to the GP2022 

The Closing Ceremony of GP2022 will highlight the outcomes of the seventh session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. 
The ceremony will feature high-level, forward-looking interventions outlining the contributions of the GP2022 to the midterm review of the Sendai Framework for DRR, to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development as well as the links between the GP2022 outcomes and upcoming policy processes and events.

Session Objectives

• Highlight GP2022 outcomes 
• Outline the road to the eighth session of the Global Platform for DRR