This Act concerns the response to disasters affecting Namibia and, for the purpose of the management of disasters and emergencies and their consequences, makes provision with respect to disaster risk management institutions and defines their functions and powers. There shall be established by the Prime Minister a National Disaster Risk Management Committee to advise the President and the Cabinet on matters relating to disaster risk management in Namibia. The Committee shall also, among other things: ensure the establishment of effective and functional disaster risk management. The Prime Minister must also establish the Directorate: Disaster Risk Management within his or her office and the Namibia Vulnerability Assessment Committee. The regional governor for each region must establish a regional disaster risk management committee and the regional councillor for a constituency a disaster risk a constituency management committee and for each settlement area within the constituency, a settlement disaster risk management committee. Local authorities shall establish local authorities disaster risk management committees. The Act also provides with respect to a disaster risk management framework, and disaster management programmes and plans. A state of disaster shall be declared by the Cabinet. A National Disaster Fund is established.
Namibia · 2012-08-01