 National Policy for Comprehensive Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Uruguay 2019-2030

Decree 66/020 Approving the 'National Policy for Comprehensive Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Uruguay 2019-2030'

Approved

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<li>The document comprises five parts:Introduction and context;</li>
<li>Outlook to 2030, the meaning of the Policy;</li>
<li>Strategic aces and policy measures;</li>
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<li>Production and management of knowledge and information on emergency and disaster risk;</li>
<li>Risk management culture and communication;</li>
<li>Systemic articulation with development plans and national, departmental and international development policies;</li>
<li>Prospective emergency and disaster risk management;</li>
<li>Corrective emergency and disaster risk management;</li>
<li>Compensatory emergency and disaster risk management: response capacity and resilience; and</li>
<li>Recovery and reconstruction.</li>
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<li>Policy implementation instruments; and</li>
<li>Policy management.</li>
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<p>In articulating its lines of action and evaluation mechanisms, the Policy considers climate change adaptation and variability. </p>