<span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">The NDMA is responsible to provide overall direction for integrating <span tabindex="0" role="tooltip"><span class="povykd" tabindex="0" role="button" data-enable-toggle-animation="true" data-extra-container-classes="ZLo7Eb" data-hover-hide-delay="1000" data-hover-open-delay="500" data-send-open-event="true" data-theme="0" data-width="250" data-ved="2ahUKEwjM-pbdi9v6AhUJWcAKHep8ASUQmpgGegQIEBAD"><span class="JPfdse" data-bubble-link="" data-segment-text="disaster risk reduction">disaster risk reduction</span></span></span> into development, recovery and humanitarian response policy and plans; to contribute to national risk management applications for sustainable national development; and to strengthen disaster preparedness for effective emergency and recovery response.</span></span>