South Africa: Disaster management act, 2002 (Act no. 57 of 30 December 2002)
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This act provides for an integrated and coordinated disaster management policy in South Africa that focuses on preventing and reducing the risk of disasters, mitigating the severity of disasters, emergency preparedness, rapid and effective response to disasters and post-disaster recovery.
It regulates the establishment of national, provincial and municipal disaster management centres.
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South Africa
Publication year
2002