Disaster Management Act

Disaster Management Act

Disaster
Legislation
1997
See the publication
Year of publication
1997
Specific thematic area
Disaster preparedness, management and/or response
Sector of governance
Disaster
Type of human mobility
Displacement
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Disaster-related events
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
DIRECT SPECIFIC - Evacuation as a possible measure in the context of state of emergency if necessary to protect life.
Sub-region
Southern Africa
Region
Southern Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
C
Gender marker
C
Human rights marker
C

[...] to direct and compel the evacuation of all or part of the population from any disaster-stricken or threatened area [...].

Sec. 3(g).

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).