Disaster Risk Management

The goal of Disaster Risk Management is to ensure that ‘‘People mitigate effects of climate change and preserve the environment through performing risk reduction and preparedness initiatives, and possess capacities to respond to disasters, conflicts, and other emergencies while ensuring food security and livelihood.

Disaster/Emergency Preparedness and Response programme: focuses on strengthening the capacities of SSRC staff and volunteers and increase the level of preparedness to respond to disasters/emergencies effectively and efficiently.

Food Security: The Programme aims to increase resilience of the most vulnerable people across the country through the distribution of food and essential household items and through promotion of livelihood projects.

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): Is a systematic development and application of policies, strategies, practices and set of activities carried out to minimize vulnerabilities and disaster risks and prevent or to mitigate and prepare the adverse impact of hazards to promote socio-economic development.

Post Disaster Recovery:  Once solution is obtained, the focus shifts from relief to development aimed at helping the affected community become self-reliant. The primary aim of recovery is to assist the affected community to regain a proper level of functioning following a disaster both initially and in the long run • Recovery activities may range from restoration of essential utilities such as water, sanitation, and power systems, to mitigation measures designed to prevent future occurrence of a given threat facing the community.