ASEAN Disaster Law and Public Health Emergencies

This report examines the integration of disaster risk management (DRM) and public health emergency (PHE) frameworks within ASEAN.

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The research method involved mapping ASEAN national and regional DRM frameworks, analyzing key legal instruments, policies, strategies, and guidelines, and developing guidelines based on the findings.

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The report analyzes ASEAN's approach to disaster law and public health emergencies, focusing on the integration of DRM and PHE frameworks. It maps regional and national DRM frameworks, assessing their consideration of PHEs, and provides guidelines for strengthening DRM in the context of PHEs. The research highlights the need for coherent, multi-hazard approaches to manage the evolving riskscape, including climate change and pandemics, and emphasizes the importance of an all-of-society approach to DRM and PHEs.

The report endorses the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management's (ACDM) collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in developing the ASEAN Disaster Law and PHE Mapping and Guidelines. It includes a mapping of ASEAN national and regional DRM frameworks to understand their consideration of PHEs and guidelines for integrating PHEs within DRM frameworks. The report is structured around the AADMER Work Programme 2021-2025 Priorities and presents high-level recommendations for DRM frameworks to address PHEs as part of a multi-hazard approach.

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Categories: Asean geographic scope | English publication language | asean agreement | collaboration | disaster risk management | guidelines | legal frameworks | multi-hazard approach | policies | public health emergencies | recommendations | strategies