Legal Framework

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

A 15-year voluntary framework (2015-2030) for disaster risk reduction, establishing seven targets and four priorities for preventing new and reducing existing disaster risk through integrated and inclusive measures.

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DOGE Guts National Weather Service: 30 Offices Lose Lead Meteorologists Ahead of Hurricane Season

DOGE fired over 600 National Weather Service employees including hurricane hunters, meteorologists, and storm modelers, leaving 30 forecast offices without lead meteorologists. The NWS Goodland, …

  • On February 27, 2025, the Commerce Department and NOAA fired more than 600 probationary employees at the National Weather Service, including …
  • By May 2025, 30 of the NWS's 122 forecast offices lacked a lead meteorologist. Goodland, Kansas — normally staffed with 13 meteorologists — …

FEMA Dismantlement — Budget Cuts, Mass Layoffs, and Destruction of Disaster Response Capacity

A systematic effort to dismantle federal disaster preparedness and response capacity through budget cuts, mass layoffs, program terminations, and structural reorganization. FEMA's workforce has …

  • FEMA's workforce shrank from approximately 29,000 to 23,000 in 2025 — a loss of one-third of its staff since Trump's second term began.
  • The proposed FY2026 budget cuts FEMA by $646 million. Plans call for a 50% total workforce reduction, a 41% disaster response staff cut, and …