Disaster risk governance guidelines: Strengthening laws, policies and plans for comprehensive and effective disaster risk management
This publication provides tools and guidance to support states in their efforts to strengthen disaster risk governance and become legally prepared for disasters. Disaster risk and disaster impacts depend largely on physical, social, economic and environmental factors that are within our control. At the domestic level, it is possible to greatly reduce disaster risks and impacts by developing a comprehensive and equitable disaster risk management (DRM) system which encompasses risk reduction, preparedness, response and recovery. While the pernicious narrative of human frailty in the face of disasters persists, governments around the world are increasingly recognising that there is much they can do to manage disasters and disaster risk effectively.
According to the publication the foundations of effective disaster recovery include and provide the following:
- Laws, policies and plans provide a vision for recovery by identifying objectives, guiding principles, and approaches
- Clarity over which government authority is responsible for coordinating recovery
- Outline the roles and responsibilities of this authority and other actors (both government and nongovernment) across the full range of sectors and activities
- Establish a range of inclusive coordination mechanisms for disaster recovery at different levels
- Reliable and adequate funding for recovery
- Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of recovery activities