Geoscience Australia support to UNISDR 2012-2015 The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is mandated to promote coordination, advocacy and knowledge management for disaster risk reduction. Funding under this proposal supports Geoscience Australia to provide policy guidance and technical advice to the UNISDR in the development of information and advocacy tools leading up to the formulation and finalisation of a post-2015 framework. The total value of this initiative is $1.7 million over 2 years, starting 2011-12.