Disaster Risk Reduction National Strategic Plan of Action 2018 – 2030.

The Disaster Risk Reduction National Strategic Plan of Action is a national policy with a multi-sectoral approach. The timeframe of the policy is 12 years between 2018 and 2030. The goal of this policy is to prevent disaster risk, increase preparedness for response, rehabilitation and reconstruction and strengthen resilience in order to protect human life and property, health, livelihood and means of production, physical and social infrastructure, cultural and environmental heritage.
This policy lays down strategies to build a safer, adaptive and resilient nation from disaster risk for sustainable development. The legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks will be developed to strengthen disaster risk management at the federal, provincial and local level. A National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority will be established for disaster risk reduction and management. Disaster risk reduction and management will be integrated into sectoral development plans. Public awareness on the negative consequences of disasters will be raised and their participation will be promoted at all levels. The vulnerability and risk assessment and mapping will be conducted for each hazard, including earthquake, landslide, erosion, flood, epidemic and the access to information and hazard maps will be provided to the public. Moreover, climatic risk assessment and mapping will be conducted for vulnerable infrastructures, including irrigation, industry, agriculture, hydropower, energy, livestock, forest, wetlands, water reservoir, livelihoods, school, health centers and water supply infrastructure, population and shelters. A system will be developed to institutionalize Common National Framework for Multi-hazard Risk Assessment and an inter-agency mechanism will be established for uniformity on data collection related to hazard, exposure, vulnerability and risk. An effective disaster management information system will be developed to disseminate risk information with the public, with a special emphasis on sharing with women, children, elderly and disabled people, students and other vulnerable groups. Special fund and monitoring mechanism will be established for retrofitting of the existing risky public service, means of livelihood, and physical infrastructures. The guidelines and standards will be developed for disaster preparedness, responses, recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation. An integrated national disaster response system and multi-hazard early warning systems will be developed for effective response to disasters. Furthermore, the regulations and standards will be developed to determine operating procedures for Emergency Fund and Food Bank at the province and local level. Agriculture insurance, farmer’s benefit programs and food and seeds storage facilities will be established to address disaster risks in agriculture and the challenge of food insecurity.