National Policy on Disaster Management 2010. Pays/Territoire Sri Lanka Type du document Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Réseau d'alerte/intervention d'urgence Catastrophe Évaluation/gestion des risques Renforcement des capacités Développement durable Institution Gouvernance Collectivité locale Gestion communautaire Pauvreté Changement de climat Aire géographique Asie, ASIE ET PACIFIQUE, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du sud Entry into force notes The Policy remains in effect until such time as it is amended. Résumé The National Policy on Disaster Management is a core component of Sri Lanka’s national regime for disaster management. It articulates agreed overarching principles and preferred outcomes for disaster management in Sri Lanka. It also provides policy directives to address the issues such as inadequate coordination among stakeholders agencies, duplication of efforts and insufficient policy directives to reduce the human and economic impacts of disasters which were identified in the aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami and the other recent disaster situations. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.disastermin.gov.lk; www.preventionweb.net