Living with Risk. A global review of disaster reduction initiatives

6
Living with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives
United Nations system. DMTP also
provides training for in-country United
Nations system Disaster Management
Teams (DMT).
Disaster Management Teams
DMT are established in countries where the
United Nations system works, in different
grades of formality, towards promoting coherence,
coordination and information exchange
among agencies in disaster-related matters and
between the United Nations system and the
host Government.
All relevant agencies with presence in the
country are encouraged to participate in DMT.
UNDP, WFP, UNICEF, WHO (PAHO),
FAO and UNESCO are the most commonly
represented agencies in the Teams. While the
spirit of DMT is to promote medium and
long-term disaster reduction concerns in development
planning to reduce vulnerability to
natural or man-made hazards, the teams are
however more active in the aftermath of disasters
and serve as a coordinating mechanism to
provide assistance for relief and recovery. In
areas where similar natural disasters are recurrent,
it is recommended that DMT embark
systematically on preparedness programming
as an exit strategy.
See: "The Role and Responsibilities of the
UNDMTs" at the website www.undmtp.org
324