The Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 for Global Promotion of Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk: A Global Landslide Risk Reduction Platform Without Time Limitation

Abstract Global Promotion of Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk is the flagship aim of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) and the Global Promotion Committee of the International Programme on Landslides (IPL) and the Kyoto Landslide Commitment (GPC/IPL-KLC) including United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), United Nations University (UNU), International Science Council (ISC), World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), and International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). The Kyoto 2020 Commitment for Global Promotion of Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk (Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020: KLC2020): A Commitment to the ISDR-ICL Sendai Partnerships 2015–2025, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the 2030 United Nations Agenda Sustainable Development Goals, the New Urban Agenda and the Paris Climate Agreement was launched on 5 November 2020 by the adoption of 2020 Kyoto Declaration. The year 2025 is the 5th year of the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020. This editorial concisely reviews the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 (KLC2020), which represents a Global Landslide Risk Reduction Platform without time limitation, as it addresses the adverse effects of climate change.