Cambodia joins the ranks of fellow Mekong countries like Vietnam and Thailand who have already developed national disaster management laws. Other countries in the region are also following suit, including the People’s Democratic Republic of Lao, where the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MoNRE) is in the process of developing a landmark disaster risk management and climate change law. A consultation workshop to discuss the development of the new law in Lao is taking place in Vientiane at the end of July, hosted by the Lao Red Cross, IFRC, UNDP and MoNRE.