National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA)
HISTORY OF ESTABLISHMENT
Following the major flood disaster that occurred during the 2014/2015 Northeast Monsoon (MTL), the Cabinet in its meeting on 26 August 2015 agreed to the establishment of the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) to take over the role of the main lead agency for disaster management from the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Department (MKN, JPM) at the national, regional and international levels.
The Cabinet Decision has clearly empowered NADMA ( https://www.nadma.gov.my ) as the main lead agency to carry out any obligations stipulated to ensure that disaster management and disaster risk reduction are handled in an integrated manner by all agencies at every level more efficiently and effectively.
Following the increasingly severe disaster scenario, human activities and the risk of new emerging threats. The MKN meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister on 1 August 2024, agreed to cancel MKN Directive No. 20 and replace it with one (1) new directive known as NADMA Directive No. 1: National Disaster Management Policy and Mechanism.
This NADMA Directive No. 1 is formulated in accordance with the decisions of the Cabinet, current changes, patterns, and complexity of disaster events at this time. This Directive outlines the mechanism for disaster management and disaster risk reduction more comprehensively. Each agency involved in disaster management and disaster risk reduction at every level is responsible for carrying out its respective roles in accordance with this Directive. This Directive will also be able to avoid any waste, confusion, conflict, contradiction, or duplication of roles when dealing with disasters.
The main focus of disaster management is towards comprehensive and continuous disaster risk reduction through prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and disaster recovery programs. This effort is in line with initiatives undertaken at the regional and international levels. This directive is intended to serve as a guide for all parties to manage disasters more efficiently and effectively.
Thanks to the National Disaster Command Center (NDCC) for running the geoportal on event situation update at https://portalbencana.nadma.gov.my/ms/
