Law on Disaster Risk Management [Lao PDR, 2019]

The law determines the principles, regulations and measures on disaster risk management to enforce the effective, efficient and proactive actions, under the provision of information in a prompt, accurate manner. Accordingly, it aimed at establish an active surveillance to decrease the impacts of disasters to health, lives, assets, public properties, people, environment and infrastructure, as well as the post-disaster recovery, rehabilitation and renovation. This also includes the connection with regional and international stakeholders, in order to contribute to the socio-economic development towards the green growth, sustainability and prosperity.