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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.

Policies and plans

Bolivia: reglamento general de reducción de riesgos y atención de desastres y/o emergencias - D.S. N° 26739 (2002)

Bolivian general regulation on disaster risk reduction and/or emergency management in support of the Bolivian 2008 report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action.

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Burkina Faso: Decree No. 2007-740 / PRES / PM / MECV / MEF adopting the National Adaptation and Climate Change Adaptation Program of Action

This Decree adopts the National Climate Change Adaptation Program of November 2007.
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El Salvador: Civil protection, disasters prevention and mitigation law 2005

The Law aims to adopt mechanisms of prevention, mitigation and immediate response to natural and anthropogenic disasters (inclusive of climate change related disasters), designating a public service of civil protection to operate in these eventualities.
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France: Loi n° 2003-699 du 30 juillet 2003 relative à la prévention des risques technologiques et naturels et à la réparation des dommages

Afin de promouvoir la prévention des risques technologiques et naturels et la réparation des dommages, cette loi est divisée en deux sections distinctes: risques technologiques et risques naturels.
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France: Loi n° 95-101 du 2 février 1995 relative au renforcement de la protection de l'environnement

Cette loi contient 94 articles qui décrivent les mesures de sauvegarde, l'entretien régulier, plans de prévention, et la gestion des espaces naturels qu'assurent l'atténuation des risques et la protection de l'environnement, parmi d'autres dispositions.
Memorandum Order 393: CREATING AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AFFECTING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN THE COUNTRY
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Memorandum Order 393: Creating an inter-agency task force to address ecological problems affecting irrigation systems and agricultural areas in the country

MEMORANDUM ORDER No. 373 CREATING AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AFFECTING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN THE COUNTRY
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Afghanistan: Law on combating disasters in the Republic of Afghanistan

This law makes the Department of Emergency Preparedness responsible for organizing matters related to prevention of natural disasters.
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