PURPOSE: Purpose: To facilitate the development, assessment and implementation of multi-sectoral disaster risk reduction frameworks and plans and promote education, training and public awareness among role-players and communities to ensure disaster risk avoidance and built community resilience. Functions: - Promote education, training and public awareness among role-players and communities
- Facilitate the development and implementation of disaster risk reduction (ORR) frameworks, disaster management plans and criteria on the assessment of disaster management plans.
| CHIEF DIRECTORATE: POLICY, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT
PURPOSE: Purpose: To develop, strengthen and manage the regulatory frameworks and oversee institutional arrangements relating to disaster risk management. Functions: - Manage and oversee the development of disaster management regulatory frameworks, the functioning of Institutional Structures and the assessment of compliance to disaster management legislation
- Oversee the implementation of the Fire Brigade Services Act, 1987 (Act No 99 of 1987), policies, strategies, and frameworks nationally.
| CHIEF DIRECTORATE: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY COORDINATION
PURPOSE: PURPOSE: To develop and oversee the implementation of all response and recovery strategies and projects following a disaster in an integrated and development manner. Functions: - Coordinate and develop national disaster response and recovery strategies and plans.
- Develop and implement guidelines and templates on disaster damage assessments, classification, and declaration processes.
- Develop national seasonal contingency plans to ensure seasonal hazards preparedness, response and recovery.
- Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures for response and recovery management efforts/systems.
- Coordinate and activate the National Disaster Operation Centres during disaster response and recovery interventions.
- Coordinate and activate joint operation committees to respond to various hazards and disasters.
- Establish and implement mechanisms for funding disaster risk management.
- Develop and implement disaster funding guidelines and frameworks.
- Oversee and coordinate the implementation of reconstruction and rehabilitation projects that incorporates the "Build Back Better" principle.
- Coordinate the development and implementation of post-disaster review reports.
| DIRECTORATE: DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENT AND EARLY WARNING
PURPOSE: Purpose: To establish and maintain intelligence, geographic information, and management and early warning systems
Functions:
- Generate and maintain a national indicative disaster risk profile.
- Develop and roll-out OM early warning systems and dissemination of early warnings to vulnerable communities.
- Establish and maintain geographic information management Systems for ORM and maintain appropriate spatial information.
- Gather information on all aspects of OM and disseminate to stakeholders and vulnerable communities.
- Monitor and evaluate compliance related to disaster management spatial information.
| DIRECTORATE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
PURPOSE: Purpose: To establish and maintain information and communication systems and knowledge management services.
Functions: - Oversee the installation and maintenance of computer infrastructure, including networks, technical support and emerging technologies.
- Coordinate the design, development and maintenance of data and business application systems.
- Coordinate the development of knowledge management services inline with policy on data, information and knowledge management.
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