Located at the intersection of international environmental and disaster law, this edited volume explores how environmental law approaches might be employed to reduce disaster risk, and how evolving policy tools for natural disasters influence environmental regimes focused on manmade risks.

Jacqueline Peel, Ph.D. (2007), University of Melbourne, is a Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School. She has published monographs and numerous articles on environmental and climate change law, including a co-authored text, Principles of International Environmental Law.
David Fisher is the global Disaster Law Programme Coordinator for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, leading its work providing legislative advice, developing new international tools and researching new areas of law related to disasters.