National Disaster
Management Authority is mandated to undergo the following strategies, focusing
on emergency relief/response, disaster preparedness and mitigation.
Organize and conduct various
programs needed to prepare the public in the event of disasters both
natural and otherwise, and raising government and public awareness of such
events.
Establish and coordinate the
legal and administrative system required to have government ministries,
private sector, groups and organizations and individual citizens
coordinate for any work that needs to be carried out in a centralized
manner due to disasters natural or otherwise.
In the event of disasters natural
and otherwise, identify immediate response and relief requirement, and
organize and coordinate ways to provide relief aid with other authorities
concerned.
Provide temporary shelter to
those whose homes become uninhabitable due to disasters both natural and
otherwise.
Ensure that the basic necessities
are provided for those whose homes become uninhabitable due to disasters
both natural and otherwise until temporary shelter can be arranged.
Organize and coordinate with
concerned government authorities the actions needed to be taken to acquire
both local and internal aid in the event of disasters both natural and
otherwise.
Establish a strong mechanism of
working in association with concerned government and non-government
authorities in order to ensure that disaster risk reduction remains a top
priority.
Conduct researches on the
devastation caused by natural disasters as well as the impact of epidemic
and pandemic in a small country like Maldives, and using the outcomes of
the research, compile and publish a set of rules and regulations to be
followed for any actions taken.
Ensure that any developmental
programs or a project conducted by various government ministries conforms
to the national disaster risk reduction standards as much as possible.
Enhance and increase the capacity
of the early warning systems for natural disasters, potential pandemic and
epidemic, and other disasters.
Establish and implement a system
to coordinate facilitate and monitor disaster risk reduction activities in
a centralized manner.
Establish mechanism in
coordination with communities and clubs in the islands to increase the
safety of vulnerable groups such as women and people with special needs in
the face of disasters.
Establish a strong mechanism in
which regional and international experience, information and other
resources can be utilized, to disaster risk reduction.
Conduct awareness programs on
disaster risk reduction in all regions of Maldives on a continuous basis.
Integrate disaster risk reduction
and disaster management into the national education system and school
curriculum establish means to deliver it.
Facilitate training for
government employees of relevant sector of disaster risk reduction to
enhance their knowledge on disaster management and disaster risk
reduction.
Establish a disaster information
database and making it accessible to public.