National Disaster Risk Management Plan (NDRMP) 2011.

The National Disaster Risk Management Plan (NDRMP) 2011 and Emergency Management Operational Procedures (EMOP) are the result of a multi-pronged consultative process involving several stakeholders. The NDRMP provides a holistic approach to disaster risk management; outlining objectives and activities in disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. The NDRMP has adopted the multi-stakeholder approach aimed at creating more coherent and inclusive disaster risk management practices by mobilizing ministries and agencies, supporting partners and civil society organizations in a strategic manner across ten key sectors, such as: Early Warning, Public Awareness and Advocacy sector, Education sector, Health and Nutrition sector, Camp Management and Camp Coordination sector, Food Security and Livelihoods sector, Coordination-Logistics-Warehouse Management-Non Food Items and Emergency Shelter sector, Protection, Environmental and Technological Hazards sector, Infrastructure Development and Housing sector have been established. Develop systematic baseline and pre-crisis food security information as a basis for continuous assessment, monitoring and evaluation in areas prone to recurrent disasters and protracted crisis; Develop and agree on disaster assessment tools; Monitor the SADC Regional Information and Early Warning System for Food and Agriculture (SADC Regional Remotes Sensing Unit, Regional Drought Monitoring Centre, Regional Food Security Unit); Conduct Crop and Vulnerability and capacity assessments and forecasts, etc.
The purpose of the Namibia National Disaster Risk Management Plan (NDRMP) is to provide an overview of how addressing the risks and impacts of hazards through a collaborative approach to the prevention of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from emergencies. 1.2 Overall Objective: To provide guidance and strengthen national capacity for disaster risk management and to provide a framework for sectoral and regional disaster risk management. 1.3 Objectives: The specific objectives of the NDRMP are to: Provide an operational framework for the National Policy on Disaster Risk Management by clearly defining the critical sectoral commitments and corresponding stakeholder responsibilities; Identify natural and human induced hazards and provide guidance towards rapid and timely disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery; Provide a framework for the development of sectoral disaster risk management plans at national and regional levels; Provide a framework of coordinated arrangements for the emergency management operational procedures in the event of a disaster or emergency.
1.4 Scope and Guiding Principles of the NDRMP: The scope is disaster risk management throughout prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery for all hazards. The NDRMP is intended primarily for disaster managers at national, regional and local levels, including non-state actors such as civil society organizations, development partners, private sector and other actors involved in disaster risk management. The plan includes a section on Emergency Management Procedures. 1.4.2 The NDRMP is based on the guiding principles outlined in the National Policy for Disaster Risk Management, including: Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms; Humanitarian principles and codes of practices for humanitarian assistance; the shift towards disaster risk reduction; Protecting sustainable development gains in Namibia by mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development; Sustainable ecosystem and environmental management. 4.3 Attention to priority cross-cutting issues is guaranteed in each sector through their integration in sectoral needs assessment, analysis, planning, monitoring and response (e.g. environment, gender, HIV/AIDS and poverty reduction) and contribute to the development of appropriate strategies to address these issues.