National Disaster Response Plan Country/Territory Kenya Document type Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Food & nutrition Keyword Disasters Institution Early warning system/emergency intervention system Governance Public participation Community management Public health Nutrition Potable water Food security Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa Abstract In the pursuit of effective and timely response to disasters, the Government through the Ministry of State for Special Programmes and National Disaster Operations Centre-Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security has formulated the National Disaster Response Plan for the period of 2005-2015 which seeks to build “the resilience of nations and communities to disasters” by strengthening disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels. Full text English