National Disaster Risk Management Strategy for 2010 – 2015.

The main goal of this Strategy is to reduce preventable damage caused by natural and technological disasters, so as to improve the lives of the citizens and the welfare of the Republic of Tajikistan. The main Goal will be achieved by meeting the challenges stipulated under the five components of the Strategy. These Strategies are as follows: Component 1: Institutional Mandates and Legal Issues. The Goal is the establishment of a regulatory and legal framework for effective disaster risk management. Its Objective is improving the legal and institutional basis for effective disaster risk management. The expected Outcomes are as follows: 1) Disaster risk management legislation s improved; 2) National Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan is developed; 3) Disaster preparedness and response plans for ministries and agencies are prepared; 4) Authority of the local executive structures in the field of disaster preparedness and response is improved; 5) Authority (competences) of the relevant line ministries and agencies is defined; 6) Community-based measures defined and recognized as essential components of disaster risk reduction efforts.