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Regional policies and plans

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

ASEAN agreement on disaster management and emergency response

Vientiane, 26 July 2005:

The objective of this agreement is to provide effective mechanisms to achieve substantial reduction of disaster losses in lives and in the social, economic and environmental assets of the parties, and to jointly respond to

Policies and plans

OAS: Existing mechanisms for disaster prevention and response and humanitarian assistance among the Member States

Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 4, 2009, the XXXIX OAS General Assembly, held in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, approved "by general consent" the AG/RES. 2492 (XXXIX-O/09): "Existing Mechanisms for Disaster Prevention and Response and

Policies and plans

Bolivia: Support for the prevention of disasters in the Andean community - PREDECAN - Result 1 systematization of information collection and in the Andean region (2006)

In Spanish:

Este documento tiene como finalidad presentar los resultados del trabajo de recopilación, sistematización y análisis de información relativa a instituciones/organizaciones relevantes, marcos legales y conceptuales, estado de avance en gestión

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Africa regional strategy for disaster risk reduction

The aim of the Strategy is to contribute to the attainment of sustainable development and poverty eradication by facilitating the integration of disaster risk reduction into development.
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