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The Handbook on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have jointly developed the Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (the Checklist), and this accompanying Handbook. These tools are aimed at providing practical guidance to lawmakers, officials, and practitioners on how to review and improve laws and regulations to […]

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Better laws, safer communities? Emerging themes on how legislation can support disaster risk reduction (May 2013)

The report presents the emerging themes on legislation and DRR based on (i) 24 desk surveys of national laws that map existing areas of coverage in national legislation; and (ii) 9 country in-depth case studies that examine stakeholder perceptions of domestic legislative systems and their implementation. The studies take as a point of departure that regulatory frameworks for DRR

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The Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (an annotated outline, October 2015)

The Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (the Checklist) provides a prioritized list of ten key questions that lawmakers, implementing officials, and those supporting them need to consider in order to ensure that their laws provide the best support for DRR. It covers not only dedicated disaster risk management (DRM)4 laws but also other sectoral

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Introducción a las Directrices sobre la facilitación y reglamentación nacionales de las operaciones internacionales de socorro en casos de desastre y asistencia para la recuperación inicial (Directrices IDRL)

En noviembre de 2007, en la XXX Conferencia Internacional de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja se adoptó por unanimidad una serie de recomendaciones para ayudar a los gobiernos a adecuar sus sistemas de regulación a las intervenciones internacionales de socorro en casos de desastre. La mayor parte de las Directrices sobre

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Summary – Effective law and regulation for disaster risk reduction: a multi-country report

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have collaborated on a multi-country report to assess legal frameworks for DRR in 31 countries. The purpose of this report is to support legislators, public administrators, and DRR and development practitioners and advocates to prepare and implement effective legal frameworks for disaster risk management (DRM) that

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Introduction to the Guidelines for the domestic facilitation and regulation of international disaster relief and initial recovery assistance (IDRL Guidelines)

In November 2007, the 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent unanimously adopted a set of recommendations to help governments prepare their regulatory systems for international disaster response. The Guidelines for the domestic facilitation and regulation of international disaster relief and initial recovery assistance have been widely endorsed in the years since their adoption. They have been

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Resumen – Leyes y reglamentos eficaces para la reducción del riesgo de desastres: informe multinacional

la Federación Internacional de  Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y la Media Luna Roja (FICR) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) han trabajado conjuntamente en un informe multinacional orientado a evaluar los marcos jurídicos de la RRD en 31 países. El informe apunta a ayudar a los legisladores, administradores públicos, defensores y profesionales de la

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Présentation des Lignes directrices relatives à la facilitation et à la réglementation nationales des opérations internationales de secours et d’assistance au relèvement initial en cas de catastrophe

En novembre 2007, la XXXe Conférence internationale de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge a adopté à l’unanimité un ensemble de recommandations visant à aider les gouvernements à élaborer leurs réglementations en matière d’opérations internationales de secours en cas de catastrophe : les Lignes directrices relatives à la facilitation et à la réglementation nationales des opérations internationales de secours et

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Model Act for the Facilitation and Regulation of International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance (with commentary) (March 2013)

The “Model Act for the Facilitation and Regulation of International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance” is intended as a reference tool for voluntary use by disaster management officials and/or legislators who wish to develop domestic legislation, regulation, and/or procedures in their countries for managing potential future international disaster assistance.

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Originating Urban Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidepost: Urban Landscape Sustainability Framework (ULSF), Quezon City, Philippines

The Quezon City (QC) in the Philippines is developing assertively and replacing vegetation by buildings,roads, gardens and parks, one of the effects of urbanization that exacerbates the formation of Urban heat Islands (UHI) and changes the microclimate, raising summer temperatures by up to 7oC and increasing surface run-off into cities streams and rivers. To resolve

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