ABSTRACT
This chapter unfolds a wide monitoring and evaluation framework for disaster laws based on the Asian Development Bank experience. The year 2015 ushered in global conversations that impact national and regional initiatives in disaster management and, conversely, provide opportunities for the regional institutions like ASEAN to influence regional dialogues on legal concerns like the Hyogo Framework for Action, the review and subsequent development of the post-2015 sustainable development goals, the Nansen Initiative on disaster-induced cross-border displacement and the potential occurrence of natural disasters in conflict areas. The necessity of enhancing and strengthening synergy and cooperation between and among various stakeholders across multiple sectors and to maintain the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management Emergency Response was established. This chapter identifies key thematic areas arising from the ongoing and emerging regional and global discussions on disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, development of the post-2015 sustainable development goals and then recommends five critical steps viz., strengthening legal framework, implementing integrated risk management, establishing a monitoring and evaluation framework, capitalizing private finance and capacity development as key components for formulating the post-2015 disaster management blueprint.
