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This page displays local policies and plans on disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience.

Governance of risk plays a central role in managing disaster risk. Local policies and plans for disaster risk reduction are tailored strategies developed by or for municipal authorities and provincial governments to mitigate and manage the impacts of disasters within their communities. These plans include measures such as conducting local risk assessments, enforcing building codes, creating emergency response teams, and developing public awareness campaigns.

They also involve establishing early warning systems, preparing evacuation routes, and ensuring that local infrastructure can withstand potential hazards. By focusing on the unique risks and vulnerabilities of the area, these local policies aim to enhance community resilience, improve disaster preparedness, and ensure a swift and effective response to emergencies.

Policies and plans

Australia: Queensland strategy for disaster resilience 2017

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority has updated the original Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience, developed in 2014, to incorporate climate change risk and deliver a comprehensive, all-hazards approach to building disaster resilience

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Strategic policy framework for riverine flood risk management and community resilience

The Strategic Policy Framework recognises the research that shows locally led and supported initiatives gain most traction and are most sustainable for enhancing Riverine Flood Risk Management and Community Resilience. The Framework will guide riverine

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Ahmedabad, India: Heat action plan 2017

The 2017 Heat Action Plan is a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in Ahmedabad. The Plan presents immediate and longer-term actions to increase preparedness, information-sharing, and response coordination to

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Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba: Decree 798/2017

Curitiba established through Municipal Decree No. 798 of April 6, 2017, the "Managing Committee of the Building Resilient Cities Program". The Managing Committee of the Building Resilient Cities Program is a tool that will motivate the integration of

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Honiara Urban Resilience and Climate Action Plan

This plan sets out an innovative framework for action that brings together previously disconnected agendas that can be supported, and owned, by many different groups in the capital city of the Soloman Islands. The priority needs and responses have been

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Climate ready Scotland: Scottish climate change adaptation programme (2014)

This is the first 5-year Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme, which addresses the impacts identified for Scotland in the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA). It sets out Scottish Ministers' objectives in relation to adaptation to climate

Cover and source: Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
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Olympic Gardens disaster risk management plan

This CDRM Plan provides residents of the community with workable, comprehensive systems to plan for and respond to emergencies and disasters to minimize loss of life and property.
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San Francisco, US: Water Emergency Transportation Authority - Emergency response plan

The Emergency Response Plan (ERP) is designed to coordinate Bay Area water transportation operations in the event of a catastrophic event, such as an earthquake. The ERP identifies WETA’s roles and responsibilities as coordinator of ferry service in the

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