Uganda Disaster Risk Information Centre

Overview

The Office of the Prime Minister’s Department for Disaster Preparedness and Management established the National Emergency Coordination and Operations Centre (NECOC) in October 2014, with the support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Uganda's National Emergency Coordination and Operations Centre (NECOC) is a 24 hour, 7-days a week central facility for early warning and the coordination of emergency and crisis response and recovery action. The NECOC is established under the National Policy for Disaster Preparedness and Management (NPDPM) with the purpose of contributing towards the functionality and characteristics that make creation of an integrated and multi-sectoral system approach to planning, preparedness and management of disasters that is fundamental to sustained productivity and socio-economic growth. The primary purpose of the NECOC is to provide and disseminate early warning information, establish mechanisms for the effective coordination and networkingemergency response and recovery assets and resources, support the assignment of responsibilities and establishment of procedures to safe guard the lives and properties of the population in-case of emergencies or disasters through organizational, planning, training activities designed to enhance the countries preparedness and response capabilities.

Goal

The goal is to establish institutions and mechanisms that will reduce the vulnerability of people, livestock, plants and wildlife to disasters in Uganda.

Department

The goal is to establish institutions and mechanisms that will reduce the vulnerability of people, livestock, plants and wildlife to disasters in Uganda.

Mission

The mission of NECOC is to create an effective framework through which Disaster Preparedness and Management is entrenched in all aspects of development processes, focusing on saving lives, livelihoods and the country’s resources.

Vision

A hazard and disaster resilient population and economy.

Organization

- Establish Disaster Preparedness and Management institutions at national and local government levels.
- Equip Disaster Preparedness and Management institutions and ensure that the country is prepared at all times to cope with and manage disasters. - Integrate Disaster Preparedness and Management in to development processes at all levels.
- Promote research and technology in disaster risk reduction
- Generate and disseminate information on early warning for disasters and hazard trend analysis
- Promote public,private partnerships in Disaster Preparedness and Management.
- Create timely,coordinated and effective emergency responses at national, district and lower level local governments.