Purpose
This four-page case study describes IFRC’s works on disaster law development in South-East Asia, with the highlight focused in the progress in Indonesia and Lao PDR. It also discusses an inclusion of gender and diversity issue in the country’s disaster law draft and the way forward to implement the work in region.

Overview
– The importance of Disaster Law in Southeast Asia
– Disaster Law in the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
– Improving disaster law in Indonesia and Lao PDR
– Inclusion of gender and diversity in disaster law
– Key achievements from the Regional Resilience Initiative (RRI), a four-year initiative supported by Canada

Usage: Learning from experience

Audience
1. Red Cross Red Crescent stakeholders
2. Key external stakeholders and partners, such as governments, ASEAN, donors and technical stakeholders