MISSION & VISION

The Vision, the Mission, the Function and the modalities for setting up the SAARC Disaster Management Centre were decided by an Expert Group of the SAARC countries which met at New Delhi on 1-2 June 2006. The Report of the Expert Group was accepted by the SAARC Council of Ministers in its meeting held at Dhaka on 30-31 July 2006.

VISION

The SAARC Disaster Management Centre would be a vibrant centre of excellence for knowledge, research and capacity building on disaster management.

MISSION

The SAARC Disaster Management Centre would serve the Member Countries by providing policy advice and facilitating capacity building services including strategic learning, research, training, system development, expertise promotion and exchange of information for effective disaster risk reduction and management.

SAARC Expert group meeting, New Delhi, 1-2 June 2006

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