The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) .Wasaaradda Gargaarka iyo Maareynta Musiibooyinka: is the national
emergency management
Emergency management or disaster management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management, despite its name, does not actuall ...
agency of the
Federal Republic of Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
.
Overview
On August 3, 2011, the
Federal Government of Somalia
The Government of Somalia (GS) ( so, Dowladda Soomaaliya, ar, ุญููู
ุฉ ุงูุตูู
ุงู ุงูุงุชุญุงุฏูุฉ) is the internationally recognised government of Somalia, and the first attempt to create a central government in Somalia since the Somal ...
announced that the
Cabinet
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had approved draft legislation on a new Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), which had originally been proposed by the Ministry of Interior. According to the Prime Minister's Media Office, the SoDMA will lead and coordinate the government's response to various natural disasters. It is part of a broader effort by the federal authorities to re-establish national institutions. February 14, 2016
Federal Parliament is now approved the proposed bill for endorsement.
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Emergency management in Somalia
Government agencies established in 2013
Government of Somalia