Guidance for Effective Law and Regulation for Disaster Risk Reduction at the Local Level
Client
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Duration
2019
Our project team
Mary Picard
Becky-Jay Harrington
Type of work
Legal and regulatory frameworks
Research and analysis
Reports and editing
Key themes
Disaster risk management (DRM)
Disaster risk reduction (DRR)
Localisation
Policy and governance
About this project
This report explores how national governments can better support local disaster risk governance and action. It draws on research from 31 countries, focusing on laws that enable national and local DRM systems, and sectoral laws that underpin development.
The project aims to strengthen preparation and implementation of effective national legal frameworks for disaster risk management and reduction. Governments are advised to review national disaster risk reduction laws in light of the two international priorities of policy coherence and localisation; and to support local level implementation by having clear national priorities around a coherent risk reduction agenda.
A number of recommendations are made for national level governments and partners to reduce administrative burdens at local levels and provide technical support. It proposes that following local assessments and planning, local level priorities should drive the type of national and partner support.