Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission
| የኢትዮጵያ የአደጋ ጊዜ ሥራ አመራር ኮሚሽን yäʾityop̣ya yäʾädäga gize śəra ʾämärar komišn | |
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| Formed | 2015 |
| Jurisdiction | Ethiopia |
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| Website | edrmc |
The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ የአደጋ ጊዜ ሥራ አመራር ኮሚሽን, romanized: yäʾityop̣ya yäʾädäga gize śəra ʾämärar komišn; EDRMC) is an autonomous Ethiopian government agency responsible for management and control of national disaster risk policy in Ethiopia. It was regulated by the Council of Ministers Regulation No. 363/2015.
Overview
The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC) was established in 2015 by the Council of Ministers Regulation No. 363/2015. The commission is responsible for coordinating and managing the disaster risk policy and initiates strategies in every administrative levels. In addition, the proclamation declared the National Disaster Risk Management Commission as an autonomous federal government office with functions and powers.[1][2][3]
In late 2021, EDRMC relocated its report to the Prime Minister Office.[4] During the 2024–25 earthquakes, EDRMC was actively working with the collaboration of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC).[5]
2025 proclamation
In 2025, the House of Peoples' Representatives approved the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Proclamation No. 1386/2025, which came into force on 28 July 2025, replacing the earlier framework under Council of Ministers Regulation No. 363/2015.[6] The law re-establishes the EDRMC as an autonomous federal agency, creates a National Disaster Risk Management Council, recognises civil society organisations as partners in the system, and sets up an Ethiopian Disaster Risk Response Fund.[7] As of 2026, the commission is led by Commissioner Shiferaw Teklemariam.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "National Disaster Risk Management Commission Establishment Council of Ministers Regulation No. 363/2015". FAOLEX. FAO. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ "National Disaster Risk Management Commission". PreventionWeb. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ "Federal Negarit Gazette" (PDF) (in English and Amharic).
- ↑ "The Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030". Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ "Ethiopia's Disaster Risk Management Commission, ADPC, and Gates Foundation Hold Consultative Meeting on Strengthening Disaster Preparedness". www.adpc.net. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ "Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Proclamation No. 1386/2025". Refworld. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Building resilience or tightening control: critical analysis of Ethiopia's new disaster law, implications for CSOs". Addis Standard. 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sustainable financing key to strengthening Africa's disaster response capacity: EDRMC". Ethiopian News Agency. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.