National Disaster Plan.

The National Disaster Plan was developed by the National Disaster Management Advisory Council to serve as the main planning tool for the 2005 hurricane season. The Plan assigns responsibilities to the various stakeholders for the response against tropical cyclones, but are also applicable to other natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruption, floods and landslides. It involves the mobilization of human and material resources in planning, training and managing the various aspects of a disaster or major emergency in order to return the country to a state of normality as quickly as possible.
The Plan seeks to provide food security and water security in the event of a disaster or major emergency through the distribution food and water, particularly to the aged, disabled and incapacitated; identifying sources of food and water that can be used if a disaster occurs; arranging for suitable buildings for the storage of food and water; maintaining adequate food and water centres throughout the country; providing transport service for the distribution of food and water; and maintaining adequate stocks of food and water during the hurricane season.
The Plan will seek to coordinate assessment of damages to agriculture and livestock in the event of a disaster or major emergency in the country.
As mentioned, the main objective of this Plan is to address disaster in Grenada. It seeks to provide guidance for the planning, training and managing of disasters and major emergencies. In particular, it provides for the establishment of national and local disaster management organisations and its structures, the role and functions of Government Ministries and key departments, public utilities, statutory bodies, non-governmental and other voluntary organisations; the classification and cataloguing of resources at all levels; the role and functions of all agencies before, during and after a disaster; the need for emergency telecommunications network; the need for the assessment of loss; the coordination between the various committees within the operation; and the post-disaster relief and rehabilitation mechanisms. Responsibilities assigned within the Plan relate to public information and education; damage and needs assessment; transport and road clearance; shelter management; health services; emergency telecommunications; disaster relief management; search and rescue; public utilities, rehabilitation and reconstruction; welfare and voluntary services; security services; evacuation; marine pollution and oil spills; earthquake volcanic eruption, floods and landslide; and hazardous materials and hazardous wastes and fires.
The document provides a very detailed and cleared structure for its implementation, outlining the various state and non-state actors to be involved in its implementation at the national and local level, as well as their specific responsibilities. The National Disaster Management Advisory Council is to serve as the steering body for the implementation of the Plan.