Disaster Management Amendment Act, 2015 (No. 16 of 2015). Country/Territory South Africa Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette, No. 39520 of 15 December 2015. Long titleAn Act to amend the Disaster Management Act, 2002, so as to substitute and insert certain definitions; to clarify policy focus on rehabilitation and functioning of disaster management centres; to align the functions of the National Disaster Management Advisory Forum to accommodate the South African National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction; to provide for the South African National Defence Force, South African Police Service and any other organ of state to assist the disaster management structures; to provide for an extended reporting system by organs of state on information regarding occurrences leading to the declarations of disasters, expenditure on response and recovery, actions pertaining to risk reduction and particular problems experienced in dealing with disasters; to strengthen reporting on implementation of policy and legislation relating to disaster risk reduction and management of allocated funding to municipal and provincial intergovernmental forums established in terms of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005; to strengthen the representation of traditional leaders in national, provincial and municipal disaster management advisory forums; to expand the contents of disaster management plans to include the conducting of disaster risk assessments for functional areas and the mapping of risks, areas and communities that are vulnerable to disasters; to provide measures to reduce the risk of disaster through adaptation to climate change and developing of early warning mechanisms; to provide for regulations on disaster management education, training and research matters and declaration and classification of disasters; and to provide for matters incidental thereto. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Environmental planning Institution Climate change Early warning system Ecosystem preservation Gender Policy/planning Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Act amends the Disaster Management Act, 2002 by, among other things: inserting a definition of ‘adaptation’, ‘disaster risk reduction’, ‘ecosystem’, ‘risk assessment’ and ‘climate change’ and changing definitions of ‘emergency preparedness’, ‘post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation’, ‘mitigation’ and ‘vulnerability’; providing that the National Disaster Management Centre forms part of, and functions within, a department of state for which the Minister is responsible; providing with respect to various matters of administration relating to disaster prevention, reduction, mitigation and post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation; specific measures taken to address the needs of women, children, the elderly and persons with disabilities during the disaster management process; and modifying the Long Title. Full text English Website www.gov.za References - Legislation Amends Disaster Management Act, 2002 (No. 57 of 2002). Legislation | South Africa | 2002 Keyword: Hazards, Environmental planning, Institution, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Basic legislation, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX