National Disasters Management Institute

National Disasters Management Institute
Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades
Agency overview
Formed 1999
Jurisdiction Mozambique
Agency executive Joao Ribeiro, Director
Parent agency Ministry of State Administration
Website http://www.ingc.gov.mz/

The National Disasters Management Institute (Portuguese: Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades, INGC) is the disaster relief agency of Mozambique.

History

The INGC was formed in 1999[1] by Government decree no. 37[2] and operates under the Ministry of State Administration (MAE).[3][4] Prior to its creation, disaster management in Mozambique was under the purview of the Department for the Prevention and Combat of Natural Disasters (Portuguese: Departamento de Prevenção e Combate as Calamidades Naturais, DPCCN),[2] a subunit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation that mainly served as a "distributing agency for external aid".[5] In contrast to its predecessor, the INGC was geared more toward coordination of disaster management efforts than delivery of foreign aid.[2]

As of March 10, 2008, Joao Ribeiro was the director of the INGC.[6] He was formerly the institute's deputy director[7] and replaced Paulo Zucula, who was "widely praised" for his leadership of the INGC, when Zucula was appointed Minister of Transport and Communication.[8]

Activities

The INGC is responsible for conducting mitigation efforts (such as collection and analysis of data),[9][10] undertaking preparedness measures (e.g. awareness campaigns),[10][11][12] and coordinating disaster response (including distribution of food, tents, and other supplies).[13][14] Since June 2008 it is also responsible, through the Reconstruction Coordination Office (GACOR), for the resettlement of persons displaced by natural disasters.[15] The INGC prepares for and responds to both natural disasters, such as droughts,[16] floods,[11] and tropical cyclones[5]—the three natural hazards to which Mozambique is most vulnerable[17]—and man-made disasters, such as the 2008 South Africa riots.[18]

The INGC coordinates disaster management efforts with and receives support from public and private institutions, non-governmental organisations, and international organisations,[19] including Concern Worldwide,[20] the government of Germany,[21] and the United Nations.[22] Ad Melkert, the Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, which provides assistance to the INGC through its Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery,[23] lauded the institute in March 2008 as "an example of effective management of natural disasters".[24] It received "unanimous" praise from international organisations for its response to the 2007 Mozambican flood.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Borges-Coelho, João, and Gary M. Littlejohn. "Mozambique Country Case Study: Impacts and Responses to the 1997-98 El Niño Event". University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Section I: The Mozambique country case study". South African Regional Poverty Network. April 2005. p. 3. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  3. ↑ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2007-02-12). "Mozambique: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 3". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Mozambique: national inventory of social protection policies, institutions and frameworks" (PDF). Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme. January 2007. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Foley, Conor (2007-05-31). "Preparation is everything". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  6. ↑ "Cyclone Jokwe lashes northern Mozambique, leaves 7 people dead". International Herald Tribune. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  7. ↑ "Mozambique faces flood fury". Al Jazeera English. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  8. ↑ "Mozambique: Guebuza Reshuffles Government". Mozambique News Agency (reproduced by AllAfrica.com). 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  9. ↑ United Nations Development Programme (2006). Mozambique National Human Development Report 2005: Human Development to 2015, Reaching for the Millenium Development Goals. p. 71. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 United Nations Children's Fund (2007). "UNICEF Humanitarian Action: Mozambique in 2007" (PDF). United Nations Children's Fund. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Army called for Mozambique floods". BBC News. 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  12. ↑ Ayisi, Ruth Ansah (2007-03-20). "Mozambique learns from the past". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  13. ↑ "Strategic Plan for Malaria Control in Mozambique" (PDF). Ministry of Health, Republic of Mozambique. July 2006. p. 22. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  14. ↑ "Mozambique: Population Movement" (PDF). International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 2008-05-27. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  15. ↑ "Reconstruction coordination office created". Mozambique News Agency, No. 361. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  16. ↑ "Hunger deepens in southern Africa". Southern Africa Documentation and Cooperation Centre. 2002-03-12. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  17. ↑ "Mozambique". Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery. United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  18. ↑ "S.Africa apologises for attacks on Mozambicans". Reuters. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  19. ↑ Hahn, Micah (October 2007). "Mozambique: Northern Inhambane case study" (PDF). Center for International Environmental Law. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  20. ↑ "Mozambique". Where we work. Concern Worldwide. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  21. ↑ "Germany and Mozambique expand their cooperation" (Press release). Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  22. ↑ "Mozambique on the right path to development, but obstacles still exist". United Nations Development Programme. 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  23. ↑ "UN Strengthens Government's Early Recovery Coordination Capacity in Mozambique" (Press release). United Nations Development Programme. 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  24. ↑ "Guebuza Receives UNDP Associate Administrator". United Nations Development Programme. 2008-03-29. Archived from the original on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-09-01.

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