Cambodia: Law on disaster management

The objective of this law is to regulate disaster management in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The law has the following goals: (i) Prevention, adaptation and mitigation in the pre-disaster period, due to natural or human-made causes; (ii) Emergency response during the disaster; (iii) Recovery in the post-disaster period. The act provides for the establishment of the National Committee for Disaster Management to lead, administer and coordinate all disaster management activities.