Integrating local and indigenous
knowledge in national policies and
programs
Currently, the National Disaster Management
Directorate (NDMD), under the Ministry of Social
Solidarity (MSS), is responsible for the disaster risk
reduction activities of the entire country. The National
Disaster Risk Management Policy (NDRMP) published
in 2008 set out the following five points:
 Promote national hazard, vulnerability and risk
monitoring and analysis;
 Create early warning systems, particularly relating
to rain and drought;
 Conduct training and capacity building of human
resources in the area of disaster risk management;
 Be able to provide an immediate response when
disaster occurs;
 Establish inter-sectoral coordination mechanisms
to respond to natural disasters.