AIM

• To give you an overview of the Disaster

Risk Management Arrangement for Fiji

NDM PLAN 1995

• In 1991 the Government through the NDMO office put up a proposal to develop a National Disaster Management Plan to replace the old and outdated EMSEC Manual

• The Plan incorporates disaster experiences of the past, and recommendations of ideas after series of four disaster management seminars convened in 1991 to examine & review EMSEC Manual and make draft replacement documents

NDMO ACT 1998

• The Government managed to adopt the first Fiji NDM Act 1998 approved in parliament after 19 years from NDMO establishment (1979-1998)

• This NDM Act 1998 was formulated from the NDM Plan 1995 ( after 3 years)

• The NDM Act 1998 is currently in use

NATIONAL DRM ARRANGEMENT

• National

• 4 Divisions

• 27 Districts

• 189 Tikina

• 1171 Villages

• 13 Municipalities

• Settlements – Legal – on lease and owned land

– tenancy at will

NDMO VISION

SAFE & SECURE FIJI

NDMO MISSION

Building the National Resilience to

Disasters

NATIONAL DRM STRUCTURE

CABINET

Cabinet Sub Committee

National DM Council

NDMO

Div DISMAC

District DISMAC

Community DISMAC

EPC Unit

RMR Unit

TEA Unit

Mitigation & Prevention Committee

Emergency Committee

Preparedness

Committee

NDMO ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

DIRECTOR

SECRETARY

PAS EPC

SDMO TEA

PAS RMR

AS RMR

EO

CO CO

AS EPC

CO CO

CLEANER DRIVER 12 STAFF

NDMO FUNCTIONS & ROLES

• Implement policies laid down by the Council and Cabinet

• Advise National Disaster Controller, and the Council on disaster related matters

• Initiate formulation of policies for development of disaster management in the country

• Arrange council meeting and provide secretariat support and follow up

• Deal with disaster management issue at national level

NDMO FUNCTIONS & ROLES

• Initiate and coordinate preparation of rehabilitation plans after national disaster

• Coordinate disaster management training, education and awareness

• Other functions required by council from time to time

NDMO DRM PROGRAMS

• Ongoing training and awareness programs at all level

• Annual National Disaster Awareness Week Program

• Installation of Flood Early Warning System for major rivers e.g. Navua, Rewa, Sigatoka, Nadi and Ba

• Installation of Tsunami Early Warning System

DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Reduction Disaster Management

Prevention Mitigation Preparedness Response Rec/Rehab Recons

Irrigation

Relocation of

people from

high risk areas

Vaccinations

River

dredging

Land use

policy

Building

codes

Disease

resistant

crops

Training for

emergencies

Effective EWS

Community

prepared

Pre-position

supplies

Emerg

coord

Relief

IDA

SAR

Restore

power,

water

Transp

Perm

housing

Highways

Bridges

etc

Avoid/Limit Manage disaster

Post 2000

Pre 2000 DM

KEY DRM PARTNER ORGS/AGENCIES

WITHIN GOVERNMENT Ministry of Rural and Maritime

Development and NDM Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Health Public Works Dept Fiji Military Forces Fiji Police Force Fiji Naval Division National Fire Authority Fiji Meteorological Services Other Govt. orgs when req’d

PRIVATE SECTORS - all

NON GOVT ORGS Fiji Red Cross Society

St John Ambulance

Fiji Council of Social Services

AUSAID, NZAID

SOPAC, SPC, SPREP

UN Organisations - UNOCHA, UNDP, UNCRD, UNDESA

International Red Cross

EU, World Bank

WHO, FAO

Foreign Embassies and Missions

International & Regional NGOs

“WHOLE OF NATION APPROACH”

NDMO CONTACT

• Telephone: 3313400, 3319250

• Fax: 3319315

• Postal:

PO Box 2219,

Government Buildings,

Suva

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