The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) is responsible for the management of disasters and similar emergencies.  In addition, NADMO performs the following functions:

• Coordination of the activities of various bodies in the management of disasters;
• Rehabilitation of persons affected by disasters;
• Social mobilization, especially at the community level to support various Government programmes, such as the poverty reduction programme as well as those aimed at the management of disasters.
• Ensuring that the country is prepared to prevent disasters and manage them well when they occur.

In order to be able to play its role meaningfully, NADMO offices have been established from the national through the district to the zonal level throughout the country.