Policies and Plans

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.

Explore this guidance if you are interested in developing a National DRR Strategy.

National and local strategies set implementation milestones, establish key roles and responsibilities, and identify technical and financial resources. At the same time, the existence of regional/sub-regional strategies and/or legally binding frameworks for disaster risk reduction acts as a significant incentive for the development of DRR strategies at national level.

This page displays regional, national and local policy documents and declarations on disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience:

Submit a local, national, or regional policy and plan, a national legal framework, or an intergovernmental declaration.

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This document considers integrated institutional arrangements, state of the art forecasting and early warning systems, failsafe communication system, rapid evacuation of threatened communities, quick deployment of specialized response forces and

Policies and plans

This document outlines a Disaster Management Strategy and Plan for the Tourism Sector of the Republic of the Maldives. It attempts to suggest a results-based framework for disaster management planning, and presents goals, strategic objectives, results

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This action programme outline details the structure and goals of the Swedish National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, who has the responsibility for managing natural disasters with the aim of preventing and reducing the effects of natural disasters

Policies and plans

This activity plan describes the direction of the work of the Swedish National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction from a three-year perspective. The plan will be updated annually. The strategies decided upon by the DG meeting and documented in the

Policies and plans

This declaration was made at the 11th Trilateral Governmental Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea, by the Trilateral Wadden Sea Governmental Council (TWGC) and the ministers responsible for the protection of the Wadden Sea of the Netherlands

Policies and plans

This declaration was made by the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation and signed by the Governments of Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands at the 11th Trilateral Governmental Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea on 18 March 2010.

Policies and plans

In Spanish:

El Presente Plan de Operaciones de Emergencias, constituye una herramienta fundamental de apoyo y soporte al Comité de Defensa Civil para desarrollar las Estrategias, Programas y Sub. El Plan de Operaciones de Emergencias del Distrito de

Policies and plans

A declaration made by the Mekong River Commission (MRC) including heads of the Governments of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, at the First Summit of the Mekong

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