Practitioner Community

Case Study

Integrating early warning early action within disaster legislation in Asia Pacific

GDPC
December 11, 2023

Asia Pacific faces significant challenges due to its susceptibility to disasters such as cyclones, floods and earthquakes with the impact of climate change further exacerbating these. The integration of early warning early action (EWEA) within domestic disaster legislation is crucial for enhancing preparedness and mitigating the impact of disasters.

This case study explores how countries like Bangladesh and Timor-Leste, with the support of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and IFRC Disaster Law are pioneering in embedding EWEA into their legal frameworks, setting a precedent for disaster risk governance.

Topics

Disaster Law , Early Warning Systems

Country

Afghanistan , Asia Pacific , Australia , Bangladesh , Bhutan , Brunei Darussalam , Cambodia , China , Cook Islands , Federated States of Nauru , Fiji , French Polynesia , Hong Kong (China) , India , Indonesia , Japan , Kiribati , Laos , Macau , Malaysia , Maldives , Marshall Islands , Micronesia , Mongolia , Myanmar , Nauru , Nepal , New Caledonia (France) , New Zealand , Niue , North Korea , Pakistan , Palau , Papua New Guinea , Philippines , Samoa , Singapore , Solomon Islands , South Korea , Sri Lanka , Taiwan , Thailand , Timor-Leste , Tonga , Tuvalu , Vanuatu , Viet Nam

Resource files

Share this resource:

Are you sure you want to delete this "resource"?
This item will be deleted immediately. You cannot undo this action.
Confirm Cancel

Related Resources

Report

CAP Workshop 2016 Pictographs

24 Aug 2016
“Pictographs in Alerting: Survey Session”Presented August 23, 2016by Lutz Fromberger 
Report, Early Warning Systems
Report

CAP Workshop 2018 WMO Announcement

19 Apr 2018
A Letter to all WMO Members from WMO Secretariat announcing the 2018 CAP Implementation Workshop.
Report, Early Warning Systems
Video

Ready to Go

13 Jun 2016
This video is part of the series, ‘Staying Prepared – Lessons from 2015 Nepal Earthquakes.’ These videos capture experiences and lessons learned from different communities which were affected by the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes. This seco...
Video, Earthquake

Start typing and press enter to search

Scroll to Top