Kazakhstan
COUNTRY INFORMATION
Region: Central Asia
Population: 19,002,586
Capital: Astana
GDP (Million US$): 190,814
Disaster Risk Profile: Prone to droughts, earthquakes, river floods and landslides as well as seismic hazards including earthquakes.
Inform Risk Rating: 1.9
DRR Plans and Policies
Ashgabat Declaration
Kazakhstan: Civil defence law (Law of 7 May 1997)
Kazakstan: Law providing for legal conditions of disaster management (Law of 15 October 1993)
Kazakstan: Law providing for management of natural and technological disasters (Law of 5 July 1996)
The Comprehensive Kazakhstan Disaster Preparedness Plan
Institutional DRR Setup
Ministry of Emergency Situations
Prime organization in charge of response activities for large-scale disasters and emergencies. It is the coordination body for civil defense while also monitoring the industrial technical safety and measures for prevention.
Prime organization in charge of response activities for large-scale disasters and emergencies. It is the coordination body for civil defense while also monitoring the industrial technical safety and measures for prevention.
Progress under each Sendai Priority
NDMO Contact Information
Committee for Emergency Situations
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