Reducing disaster risks

The Government and National Society of New Zealand jointly pledge to work together:

•  to ensure the effective development and implementation of domestic laws and policies on disaster risk management, including through implementing lessons learned from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake
• to support Pacific countries to further reduce and manage the risk of human and economic loss from natural and climate-related disasters
• to respond quickly and effectively to humanitarian needs created by natural disasters in the Pacific (and elsewhere), in line with requests from affected countries
• in international fora to promote effective disaster law.

Action plan

Proposed evaluation criteria:

• effective cooperation in the development and implementation of domestic laws and policies on disaster risk management
• number of Pacific countries supported to reduce and manage risk of natural and climate-related disasters
• effective, coordinated engagement in regional disaster risk management discussions
• strong coordination between the Government of New Zealand and the New Zealand Red Cross in humanitarian responses to natural disasters in the Pacific (and elsewhere)
• a coordinated approach to promoting effective disaster law in international fora.