| (b) | identify and map risks, areas, ecosystems, communities and households that are exposed or vulnerable to physical and human-induced threats; |
| (c) | prepare a disaster management plan setting out— |
| (i) | the way in which the concept and principles of disaster management are to be applied in its functional area, including expected climate change impacts and risks for the organ of state; |
| (ii) | its role and responsibilities in terms of the national or provincial disaster management framework; |
| (iv) | its capacity to fulfil its role and responsibilities; |
| (v) | particulars of its disaster management strategies; |
| (vi) | contingency strategies and emergency procedures in the event of a disaster, including measures to finance these strategies; and |
| (vii) | specific measures taken to address the needs of women, children, the elderly and persons with disabilities during the disaster management process; |
| (d) | co-ordinate and align the implementation of its plan with those of other organs of state and institutional role-players; |
| (e) | provide measures and indicate how it will invest in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, including ecosystem and community-based adaptation approaches; |
| (f) | develop early warning mechanisms and procedures for risks identified in its functional area; and |
| (g) | regularly review and update its plan. |
[Subsection (1) substituted by section 11(a) of Act No. 16 of 2015]
| (2) | The disaster management plan of a national organ of state referred to in subsection (1) must form an integral part of its planning. |
| (a) | A national organ of state must submit a copy of its disaster management plan and of any amendment to the plan to the National Centre. |
| (aA) | A major public entity, listed in Schedule 2 to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), must submit its disaster management plan prepared in terms of subsection (1) to the National Centre at the same time the major public entity submits its disaster management plan to the relevant national organ of state. |
[Subsection (3)(aA) inserted by section 11(b) of Act No. 16 of 2015]
| (b) | If a national organ of state or major public entity fails to submit a copy of its disaster management plan or of any amendment to the plan in terms of paragraph (a) or (aA), as the case may be, the National Centre must report the failure to the Minister, who must take such steps as may be necessary to secure compliance with the relevant paragraph, including reporting the failure to Parliament. |
[Subsection (3)(b) substituted by section 11(c) of Act No. 16 of 2015]
[Subsection (3)(c) inserted by section 11(d) of Act No. 16 of 2015]
