Below are links to a selection of academic and practitioner organisations researching and working on international disaster law issues.
For an overview of the application of law in various disaster contexts, see our Information Sheets.
Academic Institutions
- American Society of International Law, Disaster Law Interest Group
- Italian universities, International Disaster Law Project
- Copenhagen Centre for Disaster Research (COPE)
- Enhancing Synergies for Disaster Prevention in the European Union (The ESPREssO Project)
- University of Reading, School of Law, Global Crisis, Conflict and Disaster Management programme
Humanitarian & Other Practitioner Organisations
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Disaster Law Programme
- International Law Commission, Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
- Development Initiatives, Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2016