Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA)

The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) is the principal institution at the national level with the mandate to coordinate and manage all aspects related to disaster mitigation, preparedness, and response through its national and provincial offices. A Presidential Decree of 2007 empowers ANDMA as a nodal agency responsible for coordinating all disaster-related intervention in the country and in October 2015 H.E. the President appointed a State Minister for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, with a dual role as Chairman of ANDMA. He has previously served on several government posts, including Senior Advisor to the Department of Disaster Management and Preparedness in Afghanistan (ANDMA) and different posts at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD). He has also served on other posts with government and international organizations including the United Nations. ANDMA has provincial Directorates in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, with 469 staff. Government led national and provincial coordination mechanisms.