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The development of effective legal and policy frameworks to manage disaster risks requires comprehensive and inclusive legal review processes, which harness the knowledge and experience of a broad range of actors and stakeholders. A new tool, the Handbook on Disaster Law Reform: A Guide for Domestic Authorities provides eight steps which can guide lawmakers embarking on legal review processes relating to disaster risk management.
|Caribbean|News
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have successfully prepared over 3,000 people in the Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Jamaica to adapt to the climate crisis. Leveraging coastal habitats to reduce risk, this initiative merges cutting-edge conservation science with disaster preparedness.
|Europe and Central Asia|News
IFRC Disaster Law held a High-Level Regional Webinar to highlight and discuss the ongoing diplomatic efforts on the prospect of developing the global framework for the protection of persons in the event of disasters.
25 - 27 June, 2024|Asia Pacific|Event
|Global|News
The world’s first free online disaster law course, Law and Policies for the Protection of the Most Vulnerable, has been launched to increase knowledge of disaster law and how it can help save lives and keep communities safe in disasters.
|Global|Blogpost
While states continue to make significant progress in strengthening their laws, policies and plans for managing disaster and climate risks, more needs to be done.
As the international community converges on critical humanitarian issues at the 34th International Conference in October, a proposed resolution on Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance through Comprehensive Laws, Policies and Plans aims to catalyse concerted efforts toward enhancing legal frameworks to foster resilience and enhance the safety of all, especially for groups in vulnerable situations and those most at risk of being disproportionately impacted by disasters.
As the international community converges on critical humanitarian issues at the 34th International Conference in October, a proposed resolution on Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance through Comprehensive Laws, Policies and Plans aims to catalyse concerted efforts toward enhancing legal frameworks to foster resilience and enhance the safety of all, especially for groups in vulnerable situations and those most at risk of being disproportionately impacted by disasters.
|Caribbean|News
The Second Caribbean IDRL Workshop, held from November 7-8, 2023, aimed to enhance regional frameworks for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance. Organized by IFRC Disaster Law in collaboration with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the French Red Cross, the event gathered more than 100 participants, including government representatives, civil society, and Red Cross National Societies from the Caribbean.
|Madagascar|News
A historic pre-disaster agreement to strengthen disaster preparedness and response in Madagascar has been signed by the National Bureau of Disaster and Risk Management, the Malagasy Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
|Global|News
IFRC supports the development of a new treaty based on the Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters to help save lives and keep communities safe by strengthening the management of disasters and disaster risk.
|Global|News
As world leaders gather for COP 28, IFRC Disaster Law is calling for governments to legally mandate and allocate roles and responsibilities for early warning early action (EWEA) to help keep communities safe and save lives
|Global|News
IFRC has consolidated its 20 years of research and recommendations on disaster law in a new guidance document, the Guidelines on Disaster Risk Governance. A pilot version of the Guidelines has been released for consultation.
|Global|News
A new report from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has found that disaster recovery is often overlooked in domestic disaster laws, policies and plans.
Americas|News
Between June 5-7 2023, National Red Cross and Red Cross Societies in the Americas came together in Nassau, Bahamas for the XXII Red Cross Inter-American Conference with aimed to foster cooperation and networking among National Societies to address common humanitarian challenges and demonstrate their added value as an auxiliary to governments.
Portugal|News
The Portuguese Red Cross is working to strengthen its capabilities in legal preparedness for disaster with trainings led by IFRC’s Disaster Law Focal Point for Europe Tommaso Natoli, based at the Italian Red Cross.
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