Organizational structure of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control

Organizational structure of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control of Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control?

The National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control is established by the Prime Minister and acts as an inter-sectoral coordinator assisting the Government and the Prime Minister in organizing, directing and administering the disaster management, response and recovery nationwide.

The National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control is entitled to use its own seal to perform its tasks.

Members of the Committee work on a part-time basis.

(Clause 1, Article 25 of Decree 66/2021/ND-CP)

2. Organizational structure of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control in Vietnam

Specifically, in Clause 2, Article 25 of Decree 66/2021/ND-CP, the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control is composed of:

- The Committee’s Head who is the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister decided by the Prime Minister;

- The Committee’s Standing Deputy Head, who is the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; other Committee’s Deputy Heads decided by the Prime Minister;

- Members, including senior representatives of Ministries, ministerial agencies and Governmental agencies; senior representatives of Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency; Chief of Office of National Committee for Search and Rescue;

- According to work requirements, the Committee’s Head shall invite leaders of relevant organizations: Vietnamese Fatherland Front Central Committee, Central Vietnam Women's Union, Central Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Central Vietnam Red Cross Society and other relevant organizations to join the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

3. Tasks of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control in Vietnam 

Tasks of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control in Vietnam include

- Provide instructions for and expediting the formulation and implementation of national strategies and plans, and policies and laws on natural disaster management;

- Preside over preparing disaster response plans;

- Direct and coordinate disaster response and recovery nationwide: direct response to level 3 disaster; provide advice on directing response to level 4 and 5 natural disasters; coordinate and assist or direct local authorities to respond to level 1 and 2 natural disasters if such disasters have unanticipated developments which may result in serious consequences;

- According to natural disaster developments and actual situation, decide to take urgent measures and mobilize resources of Ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, organizations and individuals to respond to and remedy the consequences of natural disasters in accordance with regulations of the Law on Natural Disaster Management and Decree 66/2021/ND-CP;

- Direct the production of statistics on damage and local authorities and ministries’ demands for emergency assistance, recovery and reconstruction;

- Consolidate and consider proposing to the Government and Prime Minister for their decision on measures, use of central government budget and other legal resources for emergency response and disaster recovery nationwide;

- Inspect, expedite and provide guidelines for natural disaster management by ministries and local authorities as prescribed by law;

- Direct, organize drills and provide training for forces involved in natural disaster management; direct, implement and organize the implementation of measures to gradually increase civil capacity for natural disaster response;

- Direct and organize the provision of infrastructure, equipment, materials and special-purpose vehicles; establish database to serve issuance of decisions on command over disaster management at all levels;

- Call for, receive and provide domestic and foreign assistance in case of disaster-related emergency due to natural disasters;

- Provide guidelines, inspect, expedite and consolidate results of provision of assistance resources and report same to the Prime Minister;

- Direct and prepare documents, provide training, disseminate and communicate information via social networks and raise community awareness of natural disaster management on an annual basis;

- Provide guidance on activities of internal voluntary forces in charge of natural disaster management;

- Advise the Prime Minister on establishing a Front Line Steering Committee responsible for provide directions in the areas affected by disasters in special situations;

- Preside over developing and publishing a white paper on disaster management on an annual basis;

- Provide directions and formulate an operating plan and plan for provision of funding for performance of tasks on an annual basis.

(Clause 4, Article 25 of Decree 66/2021/ND-CP)

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