The International Consortium of Landslide (ICL) is an international non-governmental and non-profit scientific organization promoting landslide research and capacity building for the benefit of the society and the environment. The International Programme on Landslides (IPL) was formed by adopting the 2006 Tokyo Action Plan together with 7 Global Stakeholders ; UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR, UNU, ICSU and WFEO. These 7 Global Stakeholders signed the Letter of Intent proposed to promote further joint global activities in disaster reduction within the framework of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR).