National policy on disaster management
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Category: Executive
Document Type: Policy
Role: Main
This policy outlines Botswana's disaster risks and establishes an institutional framework for a national disaster management program to improve coordination and effectiveness in preparing for and responding to various hazards.
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REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA NATIONAL POLICY ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT Approved through Presidential Directive No. CAB. 27/96 August, 1996 REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT NATIONAL POLICY ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT vallias INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ssionate sevewolf cuted and In 1. The Republic of Botswana is prone to a number of disasters, principally drought; but on a local basis, floods, veld fires, ATA epidemics, pest infestations, transport and industrial Canol accidents, chemical spills etc. do occur. The possibility of refugee influxes also exists. Events of this nature can eds seriously disrupt the process of development. Since 1981, Botswana has experienced recurrent drought, the periods 1981 to 1987 and 1991 to to 1992 being particularly severe. response to this, Government has developed, over time, an integrated series of activities aimed at providing effective early warning and response when drought occurs. This strategy has gone a long way towards ensuring that vulnerable populations are able to sustain themselves during periods of food shortage without falling into destitution. However, until now, little action has been taken structure a response to other disasters that might occur and there has been little or no emphasis on disaster mitigation within the National Development Plan and associated programmes. 2 However, it is a development objectives of Government to re- invest the proceeds from non-replenishable resources to promote sustainable development which can only be ensured through, inter alia, the country's ability to cope with whatever contingencies arise, including natural and other calamities. 2. Drought management is structured under the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and coordinated by the Rural Development Council under which technical and operational committees are constituted, principally the Inter-Ministerial Drought Committee which receives technical inputs from the National Food Security Monitoring Group, the Grain Reserve
Tags: Adaptation, Adaptation Planning, Climate Change Risks, Disaster Risk Management, Drr, Governance, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Policy, Planning
Sector: Water