Disaster Management Policy
Year of publication
2006
Specific thematic area
Disaster preparedness, management and/or response
Sector of governance
Disaster
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Relocation
Characteristics of human mobility
Seasonal
Type of environmental driver
Drought, Erosion, Flood, Storm
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Sudden-onset
Sub-region
Western Africa
Region
Western Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available
Emergency Relief Assistance: Disasters of all types have the destructive potentials to disrupt human settlements and the livelihood of people. It can affect food supply, shelter and health facilities. They can also temporarily or permanently lead to displacement of people. QUOTE 0 Relocation and Resettlement: Government shall take the lead in identifying human settlements that are disaster prone and therefore take appropriate steps for the relocation of people from those endangered settlement to safer places.