Myanmar: Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction 2012
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is committed to disaster risk reduction and it has systems and procedures at National, State/Region, District, Township, Wards and Village Tracts levels for Disaster Management. Furthermore, the Myanmar Disaster Preparedness Agency was constituted on 20 April, 2011 to take the systematic preparedness measures for the disasters which can occur from time to time in the country and to undertake the quick and effective activities on relief and support during the disaster. And to coordinate effectively among the countries in south east Asia and the Pacific region on search and rescue, and to lay down and implement the national search and rescue measures, the Myanmar National Search and Rescue Committee was also constituted on 20 April, 2011.