The NationalDisaster Management Office(NDMO) is the Secretariat of the National Disaster Council (NDC).
Vision
To establish safe sustainable and resilient Solomon island communities.
Mission
Provide leadership in the development and maintenance of measures to support communities in reducing their risks and managing the consequences of disasters.
Functions
Provide advice to the minister and the council on all matters relating to DRM
Develop policy and provide leadership and advocacy across the DRM sector
Provide planning ,and establish arrangements for DRM at the national level
Coordinate, support and monitor planning and arrangements for DRM at the sector, provincial and community level
Coordinate, and manage the national response to and recovery from disaster events when they occur
Develop and support public awareness of DRM and their role within it
Engage with partners,NGO’s and civil society to ensure their involvement in DRM is effectively integrated with the arrangements of this pla
Establish and maintain database for DRM information including hazard and vulnerability maps, planning documents and disaster information
Monitor DRM development and activity and report to council.
NDMO Units
Operation Unit These are the functions of the Operations Unit
Dissemination of Tsunami Early warning
Dissemination of All Hazards precautionary Safety Messages
Information collection, Analysis and Dissemination
Communication
Coordination of Humanitarian Response
Resource requesting, dispatching and tracking
Alert monitoring and warning monitoring
Corporate Service Unit
Programs Unit These are the functions of the Programs Unit
Prepared awareness materials
Provide IDM/IDA training for school of nursing
Provide disaster risk reduction awareness for communities
Liaise with stakeholders in disaster risk reduction Activities
Support operation unit in peace time and during disaster time