Disaster Risk Management Policy. Country/Territory Guyana Document type Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Capacity building Climate change Community management Data collection/reporting Disasters Early warning system/emergency intervention system Environmental security Gender Governance Integrated management Monitoring Precautionary principle Protection of environment Public participation Research Risk assessment/management Social protection Special fund Sustainable development Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America Abstract The Disaster Risk Management Policy is a national policy with a multi-sectoral approach. The purpose of this policy is to ensure a protected, safe, secure and disaster resilient Guyana through efficient and effective disaster risk management with a proactive, holistic, multi-stakeholder, multi-disciplinary, multi-hazard oriented and technology driven approach. Full text English Website cdc.gy