This Act provides for disaster risk governance, disaster risk reduction, disaster risk management and disaster management. It repeals the Natural Disaster Management Act 1998. The National Disaster Management Council holds the overall responsibility for disaster risk management, and the Disaster Risk Reduction Committee is responsible for the formulation and coordination of policies and awareness and training activities. The National Disaster Risk Management Office (NDRMO) is responsible for the implementation of such policies and activities.
Provisions of the Act ensure the development and implementation of policies, strategies and plans at the national and subnational levels, support the collaboration of government agencies for a unified government strategy, facilitate the entry and coordination of international humanitarian assistance during disasters, establish the Disaster Risk Management Fund, and support the coordination of a multiple hazards approach and multiple hazard early action early warning system.
Note: The document is currently available in the format of the Bill and will be updated when the gazetted publication is available.
