The general objectives of the Disaster Management Policy are: 

(a) To avoid loss of human life and destruction of property by natural disasters or by man.

(b) To incorporate disaster prevention into the overall national development process.

(b) To promote domestic and externa! solidarity in the event of disasters.

(c) To guarantee effective co-ordination and participation in disaster management by the public and private sectors.

(d) To contribute to the conservation and preservation of the environment.

(e) To promote regional or international co-ordination in disasterm

anagement, particularly in the case of disasters with causes that originate in neighbouring 

countries.