Law and Policy Database

The Climate Change Action Plan for Water Resources and Meteorology outlines the response to climate change for the sector. It identifies four strategic areas for the sector, namely: improved hydrological planning and management and early warning, improved flood and drought management, through changes in design of reservoirs and irrigation and protection infrastructures, especially in vulnerable zones, capacity development for Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology staff, and promoting gender responsiveness in climate change planning in the water sector.

The goal of the Sri Lanka Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme is ensuring the safety of Sri Lanka by reducing the potential risks of the country and minimizing impacts on people, properties and the economy. Its overarching objective is creating and facilitating an enabling environment for multi hazard, participatory and partnership-oriented disaster management programmes which use risk knowledge as the base, in line with global conventions and frameworks.

The court dismissed a rape complaint filed by a deaf-mute girl. The court relied on rape myths and gender stereotypes in its decision, stating for instance that a Filipina rape victim "summons every ounce of her strength and courage to thwart any attempt to besmirch her honor and blemish her purity."

Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) sought to be provided copies of a water concession agreement and audit report, which it requested due to the alleged lack of transparency in granting an increase in the water tariffs. Finding that MTUC had locus standi, the court applied the "adversely affected" test for judicial review, under which the applicant had to show a real and genuine interest in the subject matter.

The application was filed due to tourism-related traffic pollution causing air pollution, affecting glaciers in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. Increased traffic emitted unburned hydrocarbon and carbon soot, blackening snow cover in the mountains. Reasoning that the “citizens of the country have a fundamental right to a wholesome, clean and decent environment,” the National Green Tribunal passed directives to protect the eco-sensitive glacial region.

The RAN-API was prepared for the purpose of producing a national action plan to adapt to the impacts of climate change, which is coordinated in an integrated manner with all the stakeholders involved including the government, community organizations, the public, private entities and the government. The main objective of the RAN-API is the implementation of a development system that is sustainable and highly resilient to climate change impacts.

The objective of the issuance is for information and propaganda to raise awareness and skills in responding to climate change and disaster prevention. It is directed at children, pupils, students, officials, teachers, lecturers and staff of the Education sector, as well as the students' parents, and the community.

The Plan provides for the implementation of national environmental protection Strategy by 2020 with a vision to 2030. It defines the group of duties for implementation of contents, measures and solutions of the Strategy as a basis for the Ministries, sectors and localities to develop and implement the annual environmental protection plan as per the assigned functions and duties to obtain the target of strategy.

The Nauru Energy Road Map (NERM) 2014-2020 is founded on the existing energy sector development agenda, embodied in the National Sustainable Development Strategy 2005-2025 and the National Energy Policy Framework of 2009. The NERM contributes to the long-term development goals of a stable, trustworthy, and fiscally responsible government by providing enhanced social, infrastructure and utility services, developing an economy based on multiple sources of revenue, rehabilitation of mined out lands for livelihood sustainability, and development of domestic food production.

The National Strategy for Responsible Development (StaRs) for Papua New Guinea (PNG) pushes for a greening of the economy with a shift to sustainable clean and low or zero carbon generating energy. With the policy shift in StaRS, PNG hopes to attain the following goals: (i) being a leader in the promotion and establishment of responsible sustainable development paradigm, (ii) be a prosperous middle-income country by 2030, and (iii) be among the top 50 countries in the Human Development Index by 2050.