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This Decree-Law provides for the structure, organization, powers, functioning and responsibilities of the National Authority for Civil Protection of Portugal.
This was later amended by the Decree-Law no. 73/2012 of 26 March 2012.
This report provides an assessment of the achievements and progress made in disaster risk reduction (DRR) by Portugal during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR).
The National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (ENAAC) was adopted through Resolution of the Council of Ministers nº 24/2010, April 1st.
A Estratégia Nacional de Adaptação às Alterações Climáticas (ENAAC) foi adotada através da Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.º 24/2010, de 1 de abril.
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Portugal, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, wild fire and earthquake.
The International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, established by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), has as a main objective a reflection about natural disasters.
The Republic Assembly Resolution nº 102/2010 advises the preparation of seismic risk charts that identify the most vulnerable areas, the building typologies that most contribute to this risk and their location.
The Regional Government created by resolution of the Government Council no. 109/2009, of June 30, the Commission for Climate Change in the Autonomous Region of the Azores (ComClima).
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.