The Strategic Plan on Disaster Risk Management was developed and launched by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Lao in 2013. The Plan is multi-sectoral and it has a national coverage to be implemented during the period 2003-2005/2010/2020. The Plan aims to safeguard sustainable development and reduce the damage of natural or manmade disasters to the community, society and country economy; shift strategy from relief and mitigation after disaster impacts to the community, society and economy of government organizations to preparedness before disaster strike emphasizing on flood, drought, landslide and fire parallel with continuing mitigation in post disaster period; shift the responsibility from government agencies to people by building capability of the community; and promote forever protection of the environment and country s forest, land and water.
The Plan will seek to build Disaster Management Institutions; establish focal points and build disaster management coordination procedures; build and improve codes and regulations on disaster management; build early warning systems, system for effective information collection; build stockpiling system with basic needed goods within the country in order to effectively provide relief to the victims and mitigation in post disaster period; organize public education activities for the community; organize wider training work for the government and private sector; establish training on search and rescue for specializing teams; promote information collection, storage and exchange; organize drills and simulation exercises; integrate disaster management activities and projects into development process; monitor the enforcement of laws, codes and regulations on management of forest, land use, water conservation and nature in preventing the courses of disasters; monitor the enforcement of codes and regulations on importing and using chemical peptize, toxics and fertilizers; strengthen cooperation within ASEAN and region; and promote the integration of the disaster management into other sectors.
The Plan will seek to build Disaster Management Institutions; establish focal points and build disaster management coordination procedures; build and improve codes and regulations on disaster management; build early warning systems, system for effective information collection; build stockpiling system with basic needed goods within the country in order to effectively provide relief to the victims and mitigation in post disaster period; organize public education activities for the community; organize wider training work for the government and private sector; establish training on search and rescue for specializing teams; promote information collection, storage and exchange; organize drills and simulation exercises; integrate disaster management activities and projects into development process; monitor the enforcement of laws, codes and regulations on management of forest, land use, water conservation and nature in preventing the courses of disasters; monitor the enforcement of codes and regulations on importing and using chemical peptize, toxics and fertilizers; strengthen cooperation within ASEAN and region; and promote the integration of the disaster management into other sectors.
Title:
Strategic Plan on Disaster Risk Management.
Country:
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Type of document:
Policy
Date of text:
2003
Files:
Repealed:
No