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:

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Andean strategy for disaster prevention and relief

Andean council of foreign affairs minister's proposal for the update of decision number 591:

The member countries see the adoption of common external policies as a decisive mechanism of influence on international decision organizations and forums to make

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Seychelles: National climate change strategy

The NCCS will provide a coherent and consolidated response to climate change. This strategic document will remain a “working” document intended to be updated and revised on an ongoing basis in response to new challenges and opportunities.
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Indonesia: Law of the Republic of Indonesia concerning disaster management (Law no. 24 of 2007)

This law, issued on 26 April 2007, has carried out the new perspective on disaster management: having inserted disaster management not only in an emergency response context, but also as pre-disaster and post-disaster. The previous perspective of disaster

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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

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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

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Cameroon civil protection status report 2008-2009

The present DRR Status Report in Cameroon titled “Civil Defence through life-saving actions”, includes Disaster Relief, notably the First Aid, Rescue, Evacuation and Emergency Assistance Techniques. It is mostly devoted to the inventory of major disasters

Policies and plans

Kyrgyzstan: Resolution on the Ministry of Emergency Situations

The following document is a resolution on the Ministry of Emergency Situations, issued by the Government of Kyrgyzstan in May 2007.

Policies and plans

Kyrgyzstan: Resolution on the Inter-Agency Commission on Emergency Situations

The following document is a resolution on the Inter-Agency Commission on Emergency Situations, issued by the Government of Kyrgyzstan in March 2006.

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