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A presente Lei estabelece o regime jurídico da gestão das calamidades, compreendendo a prevenção, mitigação dos efeitos destruidores das calamidades, desenvolvimento de acções de socorro e assistência, bem como as acções de reconstrução e recuperação das áreas afectadas.
This act provides for the institutional framework for disaster prevention and management in Japan, including the organization, functioning, powers and responsibilities of central and local disaster prevention councils. The act regulates the elaboration of disaster prevention plans and carrying out of emergency and recovery measures.
This act provides for an integrated and coordinated disaster management policy in South Africa that focuses on preventing and reducing the risk of disasters, mitigating the severity of disasters, emergency preparedness, rapid and effective response to disasters and post-disaster recovery. It regulates the establishment of national, provincial and munici…
This document presents the functioning of Haiti’s government agencies responsible for disaster risk management and recovery. It describes the planning process and measures to be taken related to logistics, environment protection, security, evacuation, fire fighting, health services, reconstruction and rehabilitation.
Asian Disaster Management News, Special Edition, June 2014:
This special edition is reflecting on the challenges faced by the Asian community due to a vast array of disasters and the influence of the private sector as a key partner in mitigation of hazards and a driver of economic recovery. It argues that with the growing global interdependence of econ…
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 113, June 2014:
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is an attempt to deliberate on the important issues related to disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Asia. It contains articles on a variety of DRR issues ranging from Kosi floods to Tsunami rehabilitation, and from urban risks to under nutrition. The idea behind this…
The Women's Resilience Index (WRI) assesses countries capacity for risk reduction in disaster and recovery, and the extent to which women are considered in national efforts. It measures and compares the disaster resilience of South Asian countries: focusing particularly on women's resilience.
It shows that Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, the Maldives…
This fact sheet: (i) provides key messages related to disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the context of the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO); (ii) highlight's EU's contribution to DRR; (iii) reports on ECHO's DRR funding in 2013; and (iv) presents good practices of DRR in main humanitarian sectors - disaster pr…
This work plan lays out how the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) will continue to implement its Strategy 2013–2015. It responds to priorities articulated by disaster-prone countries based on GFDRR’s established relationships with partners through its portfolio of projects. It focuses on activities and results to be supported b…
This document reports on children's experiences during the typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines on 8 November 2013, and about their recommendations for response and assistance. Their priorities include education, health, disaster risk reduction and preparedness, infrastructure and town planning, safety and child protection, livelihoods, and technolog…
This act provides for the functioning of Lesotho's disaster management plan, disaster reconstruction, rehabilitation and recovery plan, disaster management authority, national disaster relief task force, and district and village disaster management teams.
This act provides for coordinated civil protection measures in Iceland intended to tackle the consequences of emergency situations that may threaten the life and health of the general public, the environment and/or property. It regulates the planning, organization and implementation of measures against natural or man-made disasters, and the provision of…
This act provides for the regulation of measures to ensure protection of life and health of the population, of the environment and of property in events of disaster. Main provisions include preventive measures; integrated rescue system; recovery; involvement, assistance and obligations of natural and legal persons.
This report provides a reassessment of natural hazards in the United States and discusses the progress and challenges in reducing losses from natural disasters. It presents public private partnership 2000 forums, including disaster risk management activities related to insurance sector, urban risks, California earthquake loss reduction plan, disaster re…
An official document formally adopted by UN Member States as the outcome of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, in which countries recognize the need to support and invest in these nations so they can achieve sustainable development.
The paragraphs 51 and 52 recognize the importance of disaster risk reduction and affir…