Governance

The institutional structures and processes that drive decision-making and management of DRR programs at regional, national and local level. This theme also includes institutions, legislations, policies and coordination mechanisms such as regional and national platforms.

Latest Governance additions in the Knowledge Base

Documents and publications

19 October 2005

Focus on recovery: A holistic framework for recovery in New Zealand

Focus on Recovery provides a framework for recovery planning and management in New Zealand for local government, Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Groups and government departments.

Documents and publications

10 August 2005

Indonesia, notes on reconstruction, the December 26, 2004 natural disaster: the Consultative Group on Indonesia, January 19-20, 2005

This report, Indonesia: Preliminary Notes on Reconstruction sets the groundwork by highlighting a range of possible responses based on existing domestic programs and borrowing from global best practices.

Policies and plans

29 July 2003

France: Loi n° 2003-699 du 30 juillet 2003 relative à la prévention des risques technologiques et naturels et à la réparation des dommages

Afin de promouvoir la prévention des risques technologiques et naturels et la réparation des dommages, cette loi est divisée en deux sections distinctes: risques technologiques et risques naturels.

Documents and publications

11 October 1998

Risk preparedness: A management manual for World Cultural Heritage

This manual provides the guidelines to create a new approach to cultural heritage conservation focused on prevention, aiming to develop strategies to protect heritage properties by reducing its vulnerability to disasters.

Policies and plans

1 January 1998

Nambia national disaster plan

Namibia's National Disaster Plan clarifies the roles and responsibilities of several, important government and non-governmental actors with regard to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

Policies and plans

29 July 1995

France: Loi n° 95-101 du 2 février 1995 relative au renforcement de la protection de l'environnement

Cette loi contient 94 articles qui décrivent les mesures de sauvegarde, l'entretien régulier, plans de prévention, et la gestion des espaces naturels qu'assurent l'atténuation des risques et la protection de l'environnement, parmi d'autres dispositions.

Policies and plans

17 July 1991

Afghanistan: Law on combating disasters in the Republic of Afghanistan

This law makes the Department of Emergency Preparedness responsible for organizing matters related to prevention of natural disasters.

Documents and publications

8 April 1989

The protection of the architectural heritage against natural disasters

This proceedings includes inter alia the specific outputs of the meeting which included: an inventory of the relevant technical, legal and administrative measures already current in Europe.