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On Wednesday 30 November 2022, a Legislative Advocacy Training is being held for members of the Resilient Islands Project Technical Committee on Policy and other stakeholders.

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 26 per cent a report by IFRC and WWF has found.

Working with nature-based solutions can prevent exposure to these hazards and support vulnerable communities in adapting to, and withstanding, the impacts of climate change.

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.

From 16 to 17 November 2022, IFRC Disaster Law is running a Legislative Advocacy Workshop with Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society to strengthen their capacity to engage in advocacy with their public authorities about issues of humanitarian concern.

As witnessed by recent events, such as the Bangladesh and Pakistan floods, heatwaves in India and Pakistan, earthquakes, cyclones and drought events across South Asia, disasters continue to strike frequently and intensely in the region. Such events bring with them not only a devastating human impact but also have a huge economic cost as well. Having strong, climate-smart, inclusive and well implemented disaster laws underpins a well-functioning disaster risk management system.

En un reciente taller, la Cruz Roja Costarricense facilitó una sesión sobre el rol auxiliar de las Sociedades Nacionales de la Cruz Roja y la Media Luna Roja. El rol auxiliar es la relación formal que tiene una Sociedad Nacional con su gobierno para prestar servicios humanitarios, y debe ser reconocido en las leyes de cada país.

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.