Disaster Management Plan

Disaster management can be defined as the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters

Disaster can be defined as a crisis that causes a wide spread damage which exceed the community‘s ability to recover.
Procedures and processes to deal with disasters and relief majors need to be planned prior to the event.
Disaster Management is a tool used to prevent, reduce, mitigate and prepare for effective response and post disaster recovery to any disaster risks that may occur or threaten to occur. It requires effective community base strategies which will include programmes and measures to prevent or reduce hazards and their impact, to ensure the preparedness of the community, provide an effective response and provide for the recovery of a community affected by such an incident.
Disaster management is a cross cutting and developmental issue. Risk Reduction will require the involvement of political, technical, participatory and resource mobilisation components of the society.
Ehlanzeni District Municipality is primary responsible for disaster management within its area of jurisdiction. In order to fulfil its primary mandate, Ehlanzeni District Municipality needs to adhere to the National Disaster Management framework, Provincial Disaster Management framework and the Disaster Management Act.
The successes and challenges of the Disaster Management Unit can be measured based on four key performance areas and the enablers