Disaster Management Strategy (2014 – 2017).

This Disaster Management Strategy focuses on preventing destruction from (natural) disasters through advocacy, prevention, knowledge management, better coordination, capacity building strategies, and better preparedness through advanced emergency response. It is MRRD's understanding that deaths and damages that result from human acts of omission and commission are unnatural. The strategy is built on disaster management continuum as a main component of the strategy. It comprises of responding to the needs of victims and survivors of disasters, prevention to minimise the risk of disaster, preparedness to respond effectively to disasters, improved recovery mechanisms and disaster mitigation for reducing the vulnerabilities to the natural hazards in rural communities of Afghanistan. It views disaster management as a human right issue for better response and recovery. This involves developing the capacities of institutions and individuals at sub-national levels under MRRD’s mandate of local governance. The framework has a holistic approach and supports country specific disaster prevention, preparedness and mitigation as well as advocacy, education and awareness raising, coordination and knowledge management.