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Law No. 10/2020 approving the Disaster Risk Management Act.

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim da República, I Série, No. 162.
Subject
Environment gen., General
Keyword
Basic legislation Public health Pests/diseases Hazards Risk assessment/management Early warning system Environmental planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Climate change Desertification Water shortage/drought Flood Forest fires Offences/penalties Policy/planning
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 56 articles divided into five Chapters and one Annex, establishes the Legal Regime for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction, comprising the following sectors: risk reduction, disaster management, sustainable recovery for the construction of human, infrastructural and ecosystem resilience, as well as the adaptation to climate change. Actions related to disaster risk management and reduction must be carried out in a decentralized manner. This Law applies to public administration bodies and institutions, to citizens and to legal persons, public or private, who, in the performance of their duties, contribute to the management and reduction of disaster risk and the building of resilience to extreme events. The Law is divided in the following Chapters: General provisions (Chap. I); Disaster Risk Management Bodies (Chap. II); Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Resilience Building (Chap. III); Inspection, Offences and Penalties (Chap. IV); Final provisions (V).

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Repeals

Law No. 15/2014 establishing the legal framework for disaster management.

Legislation | Mozambique | 2014

Keyword: Early warning system, Environmental planning, Hazards, Basic legislation, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decree No. 76/2020 approving the Regulation of the Disaster Risk Management Act.

Legislation | Mozambique | 2020

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Hazards, Risk assessment/management, Early warning system, Environmental planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Climate change, Desertification, Water shortage/drought, Flood, Forest fires, Offences/penalties, Public health, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX