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Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly 2025, 10(2): 95-106 |
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Farzaneh M R, Banimostafaarab F. Climate Change and DRM Laws Analysis in Developed Countries Based on the SES Framework. Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly 2025; 10 (2) :95-106
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1- Department of Environment, Research Group of Environmental Engineering and Pollution Monitoring, Research Center of Environment and Sustainable Development (RCESD), Tehran, Iran. , mrf.farzaneh.env@gmail.com
2- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Statistics, Mathematics, and Computer, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Statistics, Mathematics, and Computer, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
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Background: Climate change often leads to more frequent and intense disasters, such as floods, storms, and droughts, directly affecting people’s health. It is crucial to address the laws related to climate change and disaster risk management (DRM). This study aims to analyze the climate change and DRM laws in developed countries based on the social-ecological systems (SES) framework.
Materials and Methods: This is a mixed-method study. We first classified developed countries based on the human development index (HDI). Next, the laws related to climate change in these countries were extracted from the climate change laws of the world (CCLW) database. Finally, the qualitative approach (examining, classifying, and analyzing the related documents based on Ostrom’s SES framework) and the quantitative approach (time-series and spatial analyses based on the SESs and their subsystems) were combined to conduct the study.
Results: The developed countries have passed 40% of all DRM laws in the world. The time-series analysis showed that most laws had been passed in the last 30 years. Additionally, water, transportation, and economy-wide subsystems were considered first in these laws. The spatial analysis indicated that the European countries and South Korea had passed the most laws.
Conclusion: The DRM laws in the early years primarily focused on emergency aid and the costs of natural disasters. Over time, the laws included more goals, such as planning and establishing systems, reconstruction funds, and prevention systems. The continuity of DRM laws and targets can result in better decision-making and more effective measures to tackle climate change.
Materials and Methods: This is a mixed-method study. We first classified developed countries based on the human development index (HDI). Next, the laws related to climate change in these countries were extracted from the climate change laws of the world (CCLW) database. Finally, the qualitative approach (examining, classifying, and analyzing the related documents based on Ostrom’s SES framework) and the quantitative approach (time-series and spatial analyses based on the SESs and their subsystems) were combined to conduct the study.
Results: The developed countries have passed 40% of all DRM laws in the world. The time-series analysis showed that most laws had been passed in the last 30 years. Additionally, water, transportation, and economy-wide subsystems were considered first in these laws. The spatial analysis indicated that the European countries and South Korea had passed the most laws.
Conclusion: The DRM laws in the early years primarily focused on emergency aid and the costs of natural disasters. Over time, the laws included more goals, such as planning and establishing systems, reconstruction funds, and prevention systems. The continuity of DRM laws and targets can result in better decision-making and more effective measures to tackle climate change.
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Received: 2024/06/8 | Accepted: 2024/07/29 | Published: 2025/01/1
Received: 2024/06/8 | Accepted: 2024/07/29 | Published: 2025/01/1
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