Lesotho

The overall objective of the Drought Contingency Plan is to mount timely, consistent, effective and coordinated response to:

• a) save lives,
• b) save property and
• c) save environment.

The objectives of the Lesotho Water and Sanitation Policy (LWSP) are to promote:

The following Business Continuity Plan (BCP) lists the tasks that should be carried out as soon as an incident, or potential incident, is discovered and/or an emergency that affects the wellbeing of the people of Lesotho.

The purpose of national disaster risk reduction policy is to provide a framework for effective planning and implementation of disaster risk reduction in Lesotho. More than 90 percent of disasters in Lesotho are related to climatic changes.

An Act to make provision for the protection and management of the environment and conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources of Lesotho and for connected matters.

An Act to establish the Disaster Management Authority; to regulate its powers and functions and to make provision with respect to emergencies arising out of disasters including prevenion, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery measures for the protection of life and property from the effects of disasters; and to vest responsibility for disaster management jointly and separately with th

The objectives of this national action programme (NAP) is to structure and guide the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and define the elements of strengthening environmental capacities, enhance public awareness and mobilize active participation in order to better manage the natural resources, combat desertification, land degradation and drought (D

This plan was established as a response to the impacts predicted due to the El Niño phenomenon (2015-2016). The overall objective of the National Response plan is to mount a timely, consistent, effective and coordinated response to save lives, property and livelihoods for the affected communities. The specific goals are to:

Index for Risk Management.

This report analyses some of the southern african countries readiness to humanitarian impacts related to their macro-economic conditions, the regional seasonal rainfall forecast, the food, livelihood and nutrition security and the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo.