Regional Law No. 26-z “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Bashkortostan Document type Legislation Date 1996 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Early warning system Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law determines organizational and legal norms in the sphere of protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters. It shall have the following purposes: (a) prevention of the outbreak and development of disasters and emergency situations; (b) reduction of losses and damages caused by disasters; and (c) liquidation of disasters and mitigation of the consequences thereof. Regional early warning emergency system shall perform the following tasks: (a) elaboration and realization of the arrangements for protection of the population and territory; (b) data collection, processing and information of the population of disasters; (c) early and emergency warning of the population; and (d) forecast of disasters and emergencies. Full text Russian Website docs.cntd.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 266-z amending Regional Law No. 26-z “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Hazards, Early warning system Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 262-z amending Regional Law No. 26-z “On protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX