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The National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework of Papua New Guinea (PNG) aims to achieve the substantial reduction of disaster risk and increased resilience of communities in PNG. To bring about this outcome, the Framework sets the goals of reducing existing and preventing new disaster risk through the implementation of integrated structural and non-structural risk reduction measures that prevent and reduce hazard exposure and vulnerability to disasters, increase preparedness for response and recovery capacity, and thus strengthen resilience.
The 20-Year Development Plan is hinged on the vision of “Transforming Fiji” towards an even more progressive, vibrant and inclusive society." The Plan consists of two prongs: “Inclusive Socio-economic Development” and “Transformational Strategic Thrusts.” The 20-year plan is further translated into individual sector development plans to be implemented over the next five years.
The National Penal (Code) Act of 2017 codified crimes through a separate law which replaced the former National Code of Nepal, locally known as Mulukī Ain, a comprehensive law including the civil code, criminal code and the code of procedure of Nepal.
The Act is the codification of laws for the appropriate sentence of a punishable offense and execution thereof in Nepal.
The Act provides the framework for the regulation of the provision and operation of early childhood care and education service to children from three (3) years old to under six (6) years old.
“Every person has the right to live, and the right to live means right to live with dignity. A person should live as a “person” and no less. Human dignity hovers over our laws like a guardian angel; it underlies every norm of a just legal system and provides an ultimate justification for every legal rule, […] making human worth and humanness of a person a far more fundamental right than the others, a right that is absolutely non-negotiable.”
The Guidance Brief is a tool to effectively address climate change in Myanmar by aiding the understanding of key sectoral challenges, strategic objectives and specific actions. Limited access to electricity in the country translates to a greater risk to energy connectivity across the country in the face of climate change.
The Guidance Brief is a tool to effectively address climate change in Myanmar by aiding the understanding of key sectoral challenges, strategic objectives and specific actions. The protection and rehabilitation of natural resources of Myanmar are the keys to minimize climate risk.
The Guidance Brief is a tool to effectively address climate change in Myanmar by aiding the understanding of key sectoral challenges, strategic objectives and specific actions. Climate change has already challenged the agriculture sector in Myanmar by affecting rice yields and livestock production. There is an urgent need of further action to promote sustainable agriculture by adapting crop varieties and corresponding farming practices, improving water management especially in rice production, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from rice and livestock farming, promoting integrated farming systems and enhancing the capacity of farmers to respond to climate risks.
This Guidance Brief is intended as a guide for understanding key sectoral challenges, strategic objectives and specific actions to effectively address climate change in Myanmar. Climate change is expected to have significant negative impacts on urban centers in Myanmar, including impact on urban infrastructure and services, increased rural-urban migration, enormous socio-economic costs, and health implications. Unless addressed, these impacts will impede the country’s development.