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National policies and plans

This page displays national policy documents, strategies and plans on disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience.

Governance of risk plays a central role in managing disaster risk. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies, in particular, are crucial for coordinating DRR implementation at both the national and local levels. They serve as the cornerstone for effective disaster risk governance and risk-informed development.

National policies and plans for disaster risk reduction are comprehensive strategies designed by governments to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. They typically include establishing a national disaster management agency, creating legal and institutional frameworks, and integrating disaster risk reduction into broader development planning.

Policies and plans

South Africa: White paper on disaster management

This document discusses the national policy on disaster risk management in South Africa and the problems with current mechanisms for its implementation. It analyses country’s arrangements for funding disaster management and presents national institutional

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British Virgin Islands: National hazard mitigation policy for the BVI

This policy document presents British Virgin Islands’ vulnerability to hazards and the challenges to the implementation of hazard mitigation. It sets out priority areas for action and outlines specific tasks for the achievement of these priorities.

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British Virgin Islands: Disaster management: a policy framework

This document sets out the government's disaster management policy for the British Virgin Islands (BVI). It involves all government institutions, the private sector and civil society and other players, as well as all activities related to disaster

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Grenada: National disaster plan

This document presents Grenada’s action plan in case of disasters and describes disaster prevention and preparedness measures against country's natural hazards, such as cyclone. It outlines institutional organization of national disaster management system

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Haiti: Système national de gestion du risque: Plan national de réponse aux urgences (PNRU)

This document presents the functioning of Haiti’s government agencies responsible for disaster risk management and recovery. It describes the planning process and measures to be taken related to logistics, environment protection, security, evacuation, fire fighting, health services, reconstruction and rehabilitation.
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Mexico: Programa nacional de protección civil 2001-2006

This document presents institutional and legal framework for disaster management in Mexico, and discusses disaster risks and natural hazards, such as cyclone, flood and earthquake. It provides analysis of the functioning of the national civil protection

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Ethiopia: Disaster risk management strategic programme and investment framework

The SPIF provides a framework for the prioritization and planning of investments, designed to operationalise the DRM policy by identifying priority investment areas of the financing needs to be provided by Government and its development partners.
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República Dominicana: Plan nacional de gestión integral del riesgo de desastres en la República Dominicana - Decreto no. 275-13

In Spanish:

El Presidente de la República Dominicana, Danilo Medina, aprobó mediante el Decreto No. 275-13 el “Plan Nacional de Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres en la República Dominicana”, cuyo propósito es definir los lineamientos de política y

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