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The National Disaster Management Agency
is the Principal Institution for disaster Management
established by Government in 2015
INTEGRITY

IMPARTIALITY

HUMANITY
RESPONSIVENESS

INNOVATION

IMPARTIALITY

1.Prevention

2.Preparedness

3.mitigation

4.Response

5.recovery

Prevention are all the activities and measures taken to avoid existing and new disaster risks. The intention is to completely potential adverse impacts of hazardous events however, there are certain risks that cannot be eliminated. Prevention aims at reducing vulnerability and exposure in such contexts where as a result, the risk of disaster is removed e.g dams that eliminate flood risk, land use regulations that do not permit any settlement in high-risk zones. Prevention measures can also be taken during or after a hazardous event or disaster to prevent secondary hazards or their consequences, such as measures to prevent contamination of water.

PREVENTION

PREPAREDNESS

Preparedness is a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluation and improvement activities to ensure effective coordination and the enhancement of capabilities to prevent, protect against, natural disasters, and other man-made disasters. Another aspect of preparedness is casualty prediction, the study of how many vulnerable people to expect for a given kind of disaster. This gives planners an idea of what resources need to be in place to respond to a particular type of disaster.

MITIGATION

Mitigation efforts are attempts to prevent hazards from developing into disasters altogether or to reduce the effects of disasters. The mitigation phase differs from the other phases in that it focuses on long-term measures for reducing or eliminating risk. Mitigation is the most cost- efficient method for reducing the effects of hazards although not always the most suitable. Mitigation includes providing regulations regarding evacuation, sanctions against those who refuse to obey regulations (such as mandatory evacuations), and communication of risk to the public.

The response phase includes, the mobilization of the necessary emergency services and first responders in the disaster area. There is a need for both discipline (structure, doctrine, process) and agility (creativity, improvisation, adaptability) in responding to a disaster. Combining that with the need to onboard and build a high functioning leadership team quickly to coordinate indicates the need for a leader and his or her team to craft and implement a disciplined, integrative set of response plans. This allows the team to move forward with coordinated, disciplined responses that are vaguely right and adapt to new information and changing circumstances along the way.

RESPONSE

RECOVERY

The aim of recovery phase is to restore the affected area to its previous state. It differs from the response phase in its focus, recovery efforts are concerned with issues and decisions that must be made after immediate needs are addressed. Recovery efforts are primarily concerned with actions that involve reconstruction of destroyed property, the repair of other essential infrastructure. Efforts should be made to “build back better”, aiming to reduce the pre-disaster risks inherent in the community and infrastructure. An important aspect of effective recovery efforts is taking advantage of a ‘window opportunity’ for the implementation of mitigative measures that might otherwise be unpopular. Citizens of the affected area are more likely to accept more mitigative changes when a recent disaster is fresh in their memory.

News and updates

“Cash Based Transfers making a difference for us” – says beneficiaries

….. over 18 605 households have benefitted from CBT to put food on the table

The Cash Based Transfer (CBT) project is complementing the national effort in cushioning the socio-economic impacts stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. To date, just over 18 605 households have benefited from the project since October last year.

The project is funded by the Kirsh Foundation to the tune of E72 million and administered by National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA). The objective is to assist the vulnerable populace in the area of food security due to Covid-19 effects. The cash is distributed in six phases, approximately E12million per disbursement.

Through the project, Siphiwe Mamba (62) from Mconcwane-Lubulini in Lubombo region, has been afforded much needed sustenance in a time of dire need for her family. Through the E700 payouts she has received in five cycles, she has managed to always secure basic food items like mealie-meal, cooking oil and beans to feed her family of five, which includes 2 grandchildren.

World Vision Taiwan and the Republic of Serbia donates Food Commodities to the Government of Eswatini.

Today we received a donation of 1000 metric tons of rice from World Vision Taiwan, through their offices in Eswatini. The total value of the rice is US$1 336 000 which is equivalent to E20 574 400.00. The consignment will reach 33 334 beneficiaries from 6 667 households, and is expected to last for three months.

In another development, the Republic of Serbia also donated food commodities, including 400X25kg bags of flour, 12 496X400g of dough/pasta, 100X50kg packs of salt, 5 000X1kg bags of sugar and 9 999X 1 litre cooking oil. Total value of the donation is EUR 22 908,95 equivalent to E381 663.11. The food commodities will benefit the most vulnerable people in the country, including orphans and vulnerable children from fifteen constituencies, mainly Lubombo and Shiselweni. The food commodities will reach about 24 000 people from 4 000 households.

Donation of 1000 Metric tons of rice from World Vision Taiwan IBSA Funded Water and Sanitation Project Launch at Mountain Inn Mbabane

We have launched a project funded through the India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) partnership that will enable 3 000 people from rural communities to access clean water for improved sanitation and hygiene. The project titled “Addressing Water, Health and Poverty Nexus through WASH initiatives for Covid-19 and Climate Change Responses in Eswatini” aims to address the challenges brought by the interlinkages between health, water, environment, disaster risk and climate change.

The project was initiated by NDMA and supported by WaterAid. The projects overall goal is to improve health and the well-being of emaSwati as well as contribute towards poverty reduction in the country by enhancing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene practices in both urban and rural areas. About 600 farming households from three regions, Hhohho, Manzini and Lubombo will improve their production by adopting rainwater harvesting to irrigate backyard gardens and climate-smart agriculture technologies

Where to find us?

National Emergency Operating Center(NEOC)
Plot. 125 &126 of farm No. 2 Hhohho district, Lusutfu Rd, Next to MET
P.O. Box 8909, Mbabane
+268 24095500 | Toll Free 112
www.ndma.org.sz
info@ndma.org.sz