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Regional policies and plans

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Policies and plans

The Regional Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Strategy has been developed to provide a comprehensive framework for reducing drought risk and mitigating its impacts across South Asia.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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Policies and plans

The Framework identifies six interconnected and multisectoral domains of a health security system, based on the shared experiences and lessons of responding to public health emergencies in the Asia Pacific region over the past two decades.

World Health Organization (WHO)
COVID-19 Response and Recovery Guidelines ASEAN
Policies and plans

The Guidelines were designed to support ASEAN Member States in establishing their regional and national transport connectivity recovery plans with a focus on resilience and sustainability.

Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
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Policies and plans

This report aims to enhance coordination at the regional and national (international) level for achieving sustainable management of drought by considering the impact of drought on the livelihood of people, natural resources and ecosystem.

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)
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Policies and plans

The Action Plan aims to accelerate Asia-Pacific's transformation to risk-informed development, by prioritizing disaster risk reduction and by increasing investment in prevention, risk reduction, adaptation and anticipatory approaches towards resilience.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Policies and plans

This document outlines the vision of the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) for the 2021-2030 decade and proposes potential deliverables for the Biennium 2021- 2022

Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

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