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Living with Risk. A global review of disaster reduction initiatives

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<strong>Living</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Risk</strong>: A <strong>global</strong> <strong>review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>disaster</strong> <strong>reduction</strong> <strong>initiatives</strong><br />

Country<br />

Focal point for <strong>disaster</strong><br />

management<br />

National action plans<br />

State and provincial <strong>disaster</strong><br />

<strong>reduction</strong> plans<br />

Iran<br />

Ministry <strong>of</strong> the Interior<br />

<br />

UN System Disaster<br />

Response Plan (involves several<br />

ministries and the Red<br />

Cross & Red Crescent).<br />

Japan<br />

Cabinet Office<br />

<br />

Disaster Countermeasure Basic Act,<br />

(basic plan for <strong>disaster</strong> <strong>reduction</strong>)<br />

<br />

Operational plans for <strong>disaster</strong><br />

<strong>reduction</strong>, local plans for <strong>disaster</strong><br />

<strong>reduction</strong>.<br />

Kazakhstan<br />

Emergency Agency <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Republic <strong>of</strong> Kazakhstan<br />

<br />

National Plan<br />

Korea, DPR<br />

Ministry <strong>of</strong> Government<br />

Administration and Home<br />

Affairs<br />

Korea, Rep <strong>of</strong><br />

Korean National Disaster<br />

Prevention and Countermeasures<br />

Headquarters<br />

<br />

<br />

Natural Disaster Countermeasure<br />

Act<br />

Fifth Basic Disaster Prevention<br />

Plan<br />

Kyrgyzstan<br />

Lao PDR<br />

National Disaster Management<br />

Office, Ministry <strong>of</strong><br />

Labour and Social Welfare<br />

<br />

Disaster <strong>Risk</strong> Management Plan<br />

Malaysia<br />

Central Disaster Management<br />

and Relief Committee,<br />

Inter-Ministerial Committee<br />

<br />

<br />

National Haze Action Plan<br />

Flood Action Plan<br />

Maldives<br />

Ministry <strong>of</strong> Planning and<br />

Environment and National<br />

Council for Protection and<br />

Preservation <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Environment<br />

<br />

National Action Plan<br />

Mongolia<br />

State Permanent Emergency<br />

Commission<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Civil defence law<br />

Law on environmental protection<br />

Law on water<br />

Law on air<br />

Law on hydro-meteorological and<br />

environmental monitoring<br />

Myanmar<br />

Central Committee for Disaster<br />

Prevention and Relief,<br />

Ministry <strong>of</strong> Home and Religious<br />

Affairs<br />

Nepal<br />

Ministry <strong>of</strong> Home Affairs<br />

<br />

National Action Plan for Disaster<br />

Management<br />

<br />

Emergency preparedness and<br />

<strong>disaster</strong> response plan for the<br />

health sector<br />

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