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National legal frameworks

This page displays national legal frameworks on disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience.

Governance of risk plays a central role in managing disaster risk. A national legal framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a comprehensive set of laws, regulations, policies, and institutional arrangements that a country establishes to manage and mitigate disaster risks. It defines the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non-governmental entities and sets up national agencies for coordinating DRR activities.

Legal frameworks include regulations and standards to prevent disasters or minimize their impact, such as building codes and land-use planning regulations, and outlines preparedness and response measures like emergency plans and early warning systems. A robust national legal framework for DRR is essential for creating a structured and coordinated approach to managing disaster risks, enhancing resilience, and protecting lives, property, and livelihoods.

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Chile: Ley 20.444 crea el fondo nacional de la reconstrucción

La ley núm. 20.444 que crea el fondo nacional de la reconstrucción y establece mecanismos de incentivo tributario a las donaciones efectuadas en caso de catástrofe, dicho fondo está destinado a financiar la construcción, reconstrucción, reposición

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Chile: Ley 19.300 sobre bases generales del medio ambiente

Esta ley trata sobre el derecho a vivir en un medio ambiente libre de contaminación, la protección del medio preservación de la naturaleza y la conservación del patrimonio ambiental se regularán por disposiciones de esta ley, sin perjuicio de lo que otras

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Dominican Republic: Ley no. 147-02 sobre gestión de riesgos

Ley 147-02 del 22 de septiembre del 2002 sobre Gestión de Riesgos; Decreto No. 932-03 que Aprueba el Reglamento de Aplicación de la Ley 147-02. Ley por la cual se adopta una política nacional de gestión de riesgos, se crea el Sistema Nacional para la

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Zambia: Disaster management act No. 13 of 2010

An act to: (i) establish and provide for the maintenance and operation of a system for the anticipation, preparedness, prevention, coordination, mitigation and management of disaster situations and the organisation of relief and recovery from disasters;

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France: Décret n° 2010-1255 du 22 octobre 2010 portant délimitation des zones de sismicité du territoire français

In French:

Le Premier ministre, sur le rapport du ministre d'Etat, ministre de l'écologie, de l'énergie, du développement durable et de la mer, en charge des technologies vertes et des négociations sur le climat :
Vu le code de l'environnement, notamment

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Philippines: Adopting the Strategic National Action Plan (SNAP) on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), 2009-2019 and Institutionalizing DRR

Executive Order No. 888, signed by President of the Philippines, Ms Gloria Macapagala Arroyo, adopts the Strategic National Action Plan (SNAP) on Disaster Risk Reduction 2009-19 and its 18 priority programmes/projects, including:

The Disaster Risk

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Egypt: Decree of the Prime Minister no.1537 of the year 2009 on formation of a national committee for crises/disasters management

Issued at the Council of Ministers on 3rd 27 May 2009, the Prime Minister's decree on the formation of a national committee for crises and disaster management addresses: the composition of the committee; the objectives of the committee including: i) the

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Philippines S. No. 2583 Climate Change Act

This climate change act of 2008 integrating the priorities of the Hyogo Framework for Action – a ten-year blueprint for reducing risks to disasters worldwide - was passed into law by the Philippine Government to address increasing climatic risks.

This act

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