District Disaster Management Plan District Kech, Balochistan - NDMA

Disaster Risk Management Plan for the District
3.9 Priority Action: 4 Communities and Local Risk Reduction Program
Community and local level risk reduction programming is basic requirement to effectively deal with
disasters and reduce their risks and losses at minimum level. Because, if the local community is fully
aware of all possible risks and also equipped with all knowledge and skills, it would give sound response to
any emergency and disaster occurring in that specific area.
While considering disaster risks at local level, it is an inevitable that risk reduction programmes should be
carried out at community level for capacity building of local officials, communities, and civil society
organizations. The local level capacity building of the communities at large and other local stakeholders
would have far reaching impact at local level. The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will
support local government at tehsil, union council and village levels in adopting District Disaster Risk
Management Plan (DDRMP) in their own disaster risk management plans.
3.9.1 Lead Agency
The Planning Department will have a lead role to carry out tehsil, union council and villages level disaster
risk management plans, while, it would have a support from the tehsil administration. The Tehsil Planning
Officer will be the focal person for District Risk Management within the tehsil administration. He/She will
ensure that disaster risk management planning is carried out at tehsil level under the guidance of the
Tehsil Nazim. At union council level, it will be the Secretary for Community Development, who is
responsible for District Risk Management.
3.9.2 Key Activities to be undertaken within 6 months
Identify and appoint focal persons at tehsil, union council and village levels
Prepare local planning framework and methodology
Conduct training need assessment (TNA) of focal persons at tehsil, UC and village level as well as
of community based NGOs/CBOs
Generate funds/ resources for trainers from within and outside government
3.9.3 Activities to be undertaken within the First Year
Holding focal persons training regarding the understanding of policy requirements and
operational aspects of District Risk Management at tehsil level
Holding focal persons training regarding the understanding of policy requirements and
operational aspects of District Risk Management at UC and village level
Conducting specialized skills training such as:
Conducting of facilitator's training on District Risk Management
Exercising and training on early warning
Conducting training on Community based Disaster Management
Holding training on basic search and rescue
Conducting training on camp management
Conducting disaster preparedness training
Developing school-based disaster awareness and preparedness training modules and materials
Holding community awareness activities at local level to increase the awareness on hazards as
well as preparedness and response.
Preparing small preparedness and mitigation schemes
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