In Central Asia, IFRC Disaster Law has worked with Red Crescent Societies and governments since 2010 to improve legislation related to disaster risk management and to ensure it is well implemented and understood. This includes developing and applying state-of-the-art disaster-related legislation, policies and procedures, strengthening disaster risk governance through capacity building and strengthening and implementing domestic laws and policies.
Out of the five Central Asian states, International Disaster Response Laws (IDRL) were passed in Kyrgyzstan in 2017 and Turkmenistan in 2020. Studies on law, disaster preparedness, and response were undertaken in Kazakhstan in 2020 , and disaster risk management studies are currently in progress in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Over the past decade, IFRC Disaster Law has trained 350 representatives from National Red Crescent Societies, governments, civil society, non-governmental organisations, and academia in various aspects of disaster law, including the effective integration of disaster risk reduction into policy and law-making frameworks.
Disaster law remains high on the agenda of Central Asian Red Crescent Societies and other regional stakeholders. With continued support from IFRC Disaster Law, we can contribute to reducing the risk of disasters at regional, national, and local levels.
IFRC Disaster Law continues to work closely with stakeholders in preparation for the Regional Disaster Law Conference, which will take stock of the progress made and define the framework for future work, including climate-smart laws, disaster risk reduction, and protection of gender and inclusion.
