International Disaster Response Law (IDRL) in Mozambique

This report is the result of a review of Mozambique’s legislative framework pertaining to international disaster response operations. The research process also encompassed a desk study of the recent history of disasters in Mozambique, including those deriving from the impact of climate change, as well as recent practice of facilitation and regulation of international disaster assistance. This review took place in light of the Guidelines for the domestic facilitation and regulation of international disaster relief and initial recovery assistance (the ‘IDRL Guidelines’). The IDRL Guidelines were adopted by the state parties to the Geneva Conventions in 2007 and can be found on the website of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (www.ifrc.org/dl).
The report assesses the challenges in terms of legal preparedness for disasters in Mozambique, and proposes a way forward through specific recommendations, bearing in mind that, at the time of writing, a new national disaster management law was under preparation, the adoption of which, in turn, would likely lead to revision of the relevant sectoral legislation.
This is the summary version of the report. The full version is available in English and Portuguese at www.ifrc.org/dl.