Management Of Disasters in Uganda: Preparedness and Response
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Date
2018
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Africa Leadership Institute
Abstract
Disaster preparedness and response remain a challenge for the Government of Uganda.
Sprawling chunks of the population across the country continue to suffer the debilitating
effects of calamities despite numerous interventions to increase the level of awareness
and equip emergency response teams.
The Government has kitted the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees with technical
staff and resources to minimise disastrous incidents and respond to them appropriately
immediately they happen.
Programs have also been set up to support and aid the recovery of populations affected
by disasters from time to time.
However, catastrophes are manifesting themselves differently in recent times. They are
shifting from predictable to unpredictable patterns, and this has presented a fresh challenge
to the established prevention and mitigation system.
The use of disaster-prone physical features is
fast-changing to include social activities like cultivation,
sport and entertainment, which attract large
numbers of people, depress the environment’s
holding capacity and stretch the natural protective
mechanisms to the limit.
The rising frequency of disasters in the country
calls for regular policy reviews to take into account
evolving circumstances. More resources should also
be set aside to prevent and manage all forms of disasters.