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- Summary:
- This is a report from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which is addressed to disaster risk reduction stakeholders. The report underscores the increasing frequency of disasters and the fact that the Asia Pacific is the most disaster-prone area in the world. To effectively meet the challenges posed by disasters, the IFRC makes a set of legal recommendations to national and international stakeholders. In the report, the IFRC asserts that disasters have become more frequent in the world and particularly in Asia Pacific. Because of the frequency of disasters, Asian states and societies, the IFRC points out, have realized that old responses to disasters have become obsolete. By the same token, the IFRC asserts that disasters, contrary to hazards, are often human-made. The IFRC contends that disasters result from human failure to cope with them or from the increasing vulnerability of communities. To address the vulnerability problem, the IFRC advocates the need for stronger laws, which from the agency’s perspective, has the potential to alleviate human suffering due to natural disasters. More specifically, the IFRC recommends the establishment of legal measures, which involve assigning national stakeholders the major responsibility in the process of disaster management, making sure that international stakeholders act according to certain humanitarian standards like those established by the IFRC, ensuring that state officials legally support international stakeholders in terms of speeding up customs clearance and so on, returning displaced people to their homes and assets as quickly as possible, providing owners with simple process to legally recover their properties. ( English,English,English,English )
- Subject:
- Disaster Risk Management
- Subject:
- Legal
- Scope and Content:
- Introduction p. 1; Good legislation is critical p. 2; Legal preparedness for international assistance:
easing the way for relief assistance p. 2; Case study: Indonesian law quickens response in the land of disasters p. 4; Securing shelter: overcoming the housing hurdles p. 6; Case study: Rebuilding lives in Sri Lanka p. 7; Reducing risk: law can ensure community action p. 9; Case study: Winds of change strengthen law in the Philippines p. 9; Conclusions p.12
- Citation/Reference:
- (2010). Disasters in Asia: the case for legal preparedness. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Florida International University
- Rights Management:
- Copies of all or part of this document may be made for non-commercial use, providing the source is acknowledged. The International Federation would appreciate receiving details of its
use. Requests for commercial reproduction should be directed to
the International Federation at secretariat@ifrc.org.
- Resource Identifier:
- FI13010919
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