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The auxiliary role is the formal relationship National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have with public authorities to provide humanitarian services and it needs to be recognised in a country’s laws.

Central Asia is a region that faces many unique challenges, including disasters. Ensuring that the region is prepared for, ready to respond to, and able to recover from disasters is critical to save lives and keep communities safe.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the biggest disaster in living memory, on almost any measure. Lives have been lost, livelihoods shattered, industries and entire economies devastated and socioeconomic inequities worsened.

With the number of extreme weather events increasing, it is more important than ever before that we take action to reduce and prevent the impact of climate and weather-related disasters.

National Red Cross Red and Crescent Societies in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are working with their governments to advocate for climate finance and to strengthen climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk management (DRM) frameworks.

Legal preparedness for international and regional disasters and public health emergencies is key to countries in South Asia due to the escalating risks the region is facing.

Nature-based solutions could reduce the intensity of climate and weather-related hazards by a staggering 26 per cent in a world where over 3.3 billion people live in places that are highly vulnerable to climate change, a report from IFRC and WWF found.

In the past 10 years, 83 per cent of all disasters triggered by natural hazards were caused by extreme weather- and climate-related events, such as floods, storms, and heatwaves, impacting 1.7 billion people. Climate change is disproportionately affecting already vulnerable and marginalised people. Their needs must be addressed in laws, policies and plans to reduce the effects of climate change.

As climate-induced disasters become more frequent and intense, action is needed to reduce the impacts of climate change, especially for those most vulnerable.

At COP 27, we are calling for urgent action to be taken to strengthen and implement laws, policies and plans across climate and environment, disaster risk reduction and development agendas at national and international levels.

Due to its mountainous terrain, Kyrgyzstan is prone to disasters such as landslides, avalanches, mudflows and earthquakes, as well as public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

The increasing frequency, severity and unpredictability of extreme weather events is leading to increased impacts on vulnerable people around the world.

Many communities are being affected by concurrent and consecutive disasters, leaving them with little time to recover before the next shock arrives. Therefore, in parallel with ongoing efforts to reduce or prevent it, there is a need for us all to adapt to our changing climate.

Like the rest of the world, Central Asian countries were deeply affected by COVID-19. The pandemic destabilized public health systems, economies and services.