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Law on Disaster Management.

País/Territorio
Camboya
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2015
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Medio ambiente gen., General
Palabra clave
Legislación básica Sistema de alerta temprana Peligros Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Saneamiento de suelos Cumplimiento/aplicación Gobernanza Protección del hábitat Cambio climático
Área geográphica
Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Mares del Asia Oriental, Países menos desarrollados, Asia Sudoriental
Resumen

This Law, consisting of 48 articles divided into ten Parts and one Annex (containing the glossary), aims to regulate disaster management in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Article 2 specifies its goals, which is: prevention, adaptation and mitigation in the pre-disaster period, due to natural or human-made causes; emergency response during the disaster and recovery in the post-disaster period. This Law applies to all the natural or human-made disaster management activities in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Article 10 specifies that prevention and mitigation activities shall focus on the pre-disaster period by identifying various hazards. Regulations and measures will be formulated for strengthening public awareness and cooperation in the development and implementation of hazard risk prevention programmes, including the climate change adaptation. The Law is divided as follows: General Provisions (Chap. I); Disaster Management Mechanism (Chap. II); Disaster Management Framework (Chap. III); Governance (Chap. IV); International Cooperation and Assistance (Chap. V); Rights and Obligations (Chap. VI); Resource and Fund (Chap. VII); Legal Penalties (Chap. VIII); Transitional Provision (Chap. IX); Final Provision (Chap. X).

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.ifrc.org