National Disaster Response Plan.

This National Disaster Management Policy seeks to enhance national and local capacity to minimise vulnerability and disaster risks, prevent, mitigate and prepare for adverse impacts of hazards within the context of sustainable development. Specifically this Policy seeks: i) To create a foundation for the development of an effective and functional legal, institutional framework and good governance for disaster risk management (DRM); ii) To provide the basis for sound DRM national and local organization, capacity enhancement and clear allocation of roles and responsibilities; iii) To provide overall direction for integrating disaster risk reduction into development, recovery and humanitarian response policy and plans; iv) To contribute to national risk management applications for sustainable national development; and v) To strengthen disaster preparedness for effective emergency and recovery response. The Policy outlines an institutional and operational framework that will drive successful implementation. Because DRR is multidisciplinary and multi-dimensional, all development and humanitarian partners are called upon to work with Government in building national and community resilience to disasters within the context of sustainable development. The Policy also sets out its relationship with other national plans, policies and legislation.