Abstract

This report on domestic law and disaster preparedness and response was commissioned by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as part of a wider global research project. Its overall goal is to support governments in considering key elements to include in their legal framework for disaster risk management to adequately address preparedness and response. Currently, a gap exists within the set of tools developed by the IFRC’s Disaster Law Programme that address legislative considerations for disaster risk reduction and international disaster response. The planned end output will be the development of a Checklist on Law and Disaster Preparedness and Response, designed to provide concrete guidance to law and policy makers, as well as National Societies and other
interested stakeholders.