IASC Weekly meeting - DRR Legislation
Geneva
Meeting Documents
1. Reducing disaster risk and improving response: law as critical tool
Elyse Mosquini, Senior Advocacy Officer, International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles (IDRL) Programme, IFRC, will provide a briefing on the disaster laws topics to be considered at a conference of 194 states, 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies, the IFRC and ICRC in November.
Relevant Documents
Background
Natural disasters are among the largest threats to human security and development worldwide. Over the last ten years, they have affected more than 2.4 billion people and have cost over USD 910 billion in damages. Their numbers and impact have been increasing with patterns of hydro-meteorological events in particular shifting dramatically. Legal frameworks are an important tool to meet these challenges in respect to both risk reduction and response. When well-crafted, laws can focus and strengthen governmental efforts to prevent and respond to disasters, and they can empower communities and civil society organizations to contribute effectively to these aims. But when not, legal and regulatory regimes can block and frustrate progress in disaster mitigation.
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