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

Governance of risk plays a central role in managing disaster risk. Regional policies and plans for disaster risk reduction are collaborative strategies developed by countries within a specific region to address and mitigate the impacts of disasters collectively. These policies aim to enhance regional resilience through coordinated efforts such as establishing early warning systems, sharing best practices and conducting joint training exercises.

They include harmonized standards for building codes, land-use planning, and environmental management to reduce vulnerabilities. Such regional initiatives foster cooperation, resource sharing, and collective action to effectively manage and reduce disaster risks across borders.

Policies and plans

Disaster risk reduction and disaster management: a framework for action 2005–2015 - An investment for sustainable development in the Pacific Island countries

A regional disaster risk management policy document - commonly known as the Regional Framework for Action or RFA 2005-2015 - adapting the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) to the Pacific region and endorsed by Pacific leaders in October 2005. It derives

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Cancun adaptation framework: the Cancun agreements - outcome of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention

FCCC/CP/2010/7/Add.1, Framework Convention on Climate Change,  Report of the Conference of the Parties on its sixteenth session, held in Cancun from 29 November to 10 December 2010, Decision 1/CP.16:

This outcome document presents a set of balanced

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EU strategy on adaptation to climate change 2013

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM(2013) 216 final.
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Aqaba declaration on disaster risk reduction in cities

A declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk

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Council of Europe resolution 339: Making cities resilient

This Resolution urges the Council of Europe, mayors and local authorities to address urban resilience by embracing the “Ten Essentials” of the Making Cities Resilient campaign.
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Fourth Africa regional platform for disaster risk reduction, Arusha: Summary statement

A statement in which the participants of the 4th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), including governments, intergovernmental regional organizations, bilateral and multilateral donors, United Nations, academic and technical

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Third session of the regional platform for disaster risk reduction in the Americas: Communiqué Santiago de Chile / Tercera sesión de la plataforma regional para la reducción de riesgos de desastres: Comunicado de Santiago de Chile

Investing in resilience - accelerating the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in the Americas:

A declaration in which the participants of the Regional platform for disaster risk reduction in the Americas acknowledge the work being developed

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Inter-State Council of the CIS countries basic activities plan on natural and industrial disaster reduction for 1994

This document presents all disaster reduction activities carried out by CIS countries in 1994, including time schedule, participants, site and responsible body.

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