Disaster Risk Reduction Act study expected to be completed within 12 months

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — The baseline study on the proposed Disaster Risk Reduction Act, following the proposal for the National Disaster Management Bill, is expected to be completed within 12 months.

Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said that the findings and recommendations of the study, conducted by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), would be reviewed and coordinated with the relevant ministries and agencies before the proposed policy and legislation were finalised.

“At present, a specific timeline for the tabling of the National Disaster Management Bill in the Dewan Rakyat has yet to be determined.

“This is because the current process still involves reviewing the need for, and the appropriate form of, the legislative framework,” he said in a written reply published on the Parliament website last night.

Ahmad Zahid, who is also Rural and Regional Development Minister, was responding to a question from Zahir Hassan (PH-Wangsa Maju), who wanted to know the latest developments in the drafting of the National Disaster Management Bill.

Ahmad Zahid said that the findings of the study would serve as an important basis for Nadma in determining the direction of efforts to strengthen the country’s disaster governance, particularly in terms of prevention, risk reduction and enhancing the resilience of communities and the nation.

“The government is taking an approach to ensure that the form and scope of the proposed legislation are truly suited to the country’s disaster management needs, rather than simply enacting a new law without first identifying the actual gaps in the existing framework.

“This approach is also in line with the country’s disaster management direction, which emphasises science-, data- and technology-based preparedness, early action, early warning systems, clear command structures, and rapid and coordinated responses,” he said. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，10 月 27 日讯——根据《国家灾害管理法案》提出的《灾害风险降低法案》的基线研究预计将在 12 个月内完成。

副首相拿督斯里阿末扎希哈米迪表示，国家灾害管理机构（Nadma）开展的这项研究的调查结果和建议，将在拟议的政策和立法最终确定之前，与相关部门和机构进行审查和协调。

“目前，《国家灾害管理法案》在下议院的具体提交时间表尚未确定。

“这是因为目前的程序仍然涉及审查立法框架的必要性及其适当形式，”他在昨晚发表于议会网站上的书面答复中说。

艾哈迈德·扎希德同时也是农村和区域发展部长，他当时正在回答扎希尔·哈桑（希望联盟-旺沙玛珠）提出的问题，扎希尔·哈桑想了解国家灾害管理法案草案的最新进展。

艾哈迈德·扎希德表示，该研究结果将为国家灾害管理署 (Nadma) 确定加强国家灾害治理的努力方向提供重要依据，尤其是在预防、降低风险和增强社区及国家韧性方面。

“政府正在采取一种方法，以确保拟议立法的形式和范围真正适合该国的灾害管理需求，而不是在没有首先确定现有框架中的实际差距的情况下，简单地颁布一项新法律。

他说：“这种做法也符合国家灾害管理方向，即强调以科学、数据和技术为基础的备灾工作、早期行动、预警系统、清晰的指挥结构以及快速协调的应对措施。”——马新社

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