Building resilience into the blueprint: What works, what doesn't, and why? Insights from Asia-Pacific countries on risk-informed spatial planning

This report examines risk-informed spatial planning as a tool for reducing disaster risk, drawing lessons from South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, and China. It highlights the importance of legally enforceable frameworks, institutional coordination, accessible risk data, and local technical capacity in integrating hazard information into land-use decisions. 

The analysis identifies common implementation challenges and presents a reform roadmap focused on governance, capacity building, and sustained implementation. The findings provide transferable principles to help policymakers strengthen resilience and reduce future disaster losses.