Lesotho
This country is covered by UNDRR's Africa office.
This risk profile is currently being updated with new data from the 2013 Global Risk Update.
Lesotho has focal point(s) for
National Platform
Focal Points
National Platform, Hyogo Framework for Action
Disaster Management Authority (DMA)
Contact: DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Phone: +266 223 121 83 +266 593 213 26
HFA Progress Reports
- Lesotho: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2013-2015) - Interim 2014 | Lesotho - government
- Lesotho: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) 2010 | Disaster Management Authority, Lesotho - gov
Other Policy, Plans & Statements
Policy & Plans
- Lesotho: National action programme in natural resource management, combating desertification and mitigating the effects of drought 2015 | Lesotho - government
Official Statements & Presentations
- Lesotho: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2017) 2017 | Lesotho - government
- Lesotho: Statement made at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) 2015 | Lesotho - government
- Lesotho: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2013) 2013 | Lesotho - government
Other Development Reports
- Lesotho: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2006) 2006 | Lesotho - government
- Lesotho: National adaptation programme of action - NAPA (2007) 2007 | Lesotho - government
Country Information

- Population:
- 2.0 million
- GDP 2007:
- 1.0 billion USD
UNDRR Africa
United Nations ComplexBlock N
Level 2
Gigiri
PO Box 47074
00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 207626719
Fax: +254 207620336
UNISDR-Africa@un.org
www.unisdr.org/africa
Partners Publications about Lesotho
- Climate-smart agriculture in Lesotho2018 | WB; CIAT
- Climate information needs in Southern Africa: a review2018 | Grantham Res Inst on Climate Change and the Environ; CCCEP