The National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR; ) is the agency under the

Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan) The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC; ) is a statutory agency of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for the promotion and funding of academic research, development of science and technology and science parks. NSTC is ...

serving as the technical adviser to the

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on disaster prevention and reduction affairs.

History

The legal basis for the establishment of the agency was the Disaster Prevention and Protection Act enacted in 2000. The agency was officially established in July 2003. In 2014, it became an administrative entity under the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Organizational structure

*Meteorology Division *Flood and Drought Disaster Reduction Division *Slopeland Disaster Reduction Division *Earthquake Disaster Reduction Division *Technology and Manmade Disaster Reduction Division *Management System and Policy Division *Socio-Economic System Division *Information Division *Planning Division *Administration Division

Transportation

NCDR building is accessible within walking distance North of Dapinglin Station of

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Awards

In 2023, NCDR received the

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Award for an innovative disaster preparedness handbook for persons with disabilities.

References

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