| (b) |
identify and map risks, areas, ecosystems, communities and households that are exposed or vulnerable to physical and human-induced threats; |
| (c) |
prepare a disaster management plan for the province as a whole, setting out— |
| (i) |
the way in which the concept and principles of disaster management are to be applied in its provincial area, including expected climate change impacts and risks for the province; |
| (ii) |
its role and responsibilities in terms of the national and provincial disaster management framework; |
| (iv) |
its capacity to fulfil its role and responsibilities; |
| (v) |
particulars of its disaster management strategies; |
| (vi) |
contingency strategies and emergency procedures in the event of a disaster, including measures to finance these strategies; and |
| (vii) |
specific measures taken to address the needs of women, children, the elderly and persons with disabilities during the disaster management process; |
| (d) |
co-ordinate and align the implementation of its plan with those of other organs of state and institutional role-players; |
| (e) |
provide measures and indicate how it will invest in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, including ecosystem and community-based adaptation approaches; |
| (f) |
develop early warning mechanisms and procedures for risks identified in the provincial area; and |
| (g) |
regularly review and update its plan. |
[Subsection (1) substituted by section 15 of Act No. 16 of 2015]
| (2) |
A disaster management plan for a province must— |
| (a) |
form an integral part of development planning in the province; |
| (b) |
anticipate the types of disaster that are likely to occur in the province and their possible effects; |
| (c) |
guide the development of measures that reduce the vulnerability of disaster-prone areas, communities and households; |
| (d) |
seek to develop a system of incentives that will promote disaster management in the province; |
| (e) |
identify the areas or communities at risk; |
| (f) |
take into account indigenous knowledge relating to disaster management |
| (g) |
promote disaster management research; |
| (h) |
identify and address weaknesses in capacity to deal with possible disasters |
| (k) |
contain contingency plans and emergency procedures in the event of a disaster, providing for— |
| (i) |
the allocation of responsibilities to the various role-players and co-ordination in the carrying out of those responsibilities: |
| (ii) |
prompt disaster response and relief; |
| (iii) |
the procurement of essential goods and services: |
| (iv) |
the establishment of strategic communication links; |
| (v) |
the dissemination of information; and |
| (vi) |
other matters that may be prescribed. |
| (3) |
Municipal organs of state in the province, to the extent required by the province may be requested to co-operate with the province in preparing a disaster management plan for the province. |
Statistics Act, 1999
