Since 2004, Mongolia's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has provided administration, coordination, and direct assistance during emergencies and has built domestic and international partnerships that expand the country's preparedness and mitigation capacities. Indeed, in recent years, international experts have praised Mongolia for its progress on disaster risk reduction, and the country is plainly invested in building a network of experts and implementing partners who will...
More DescriptionSince 2004, Mongolia's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has provided administration, coordination, and direct assistance during emergencies and has built domestic and international partnerships that expand the country's preparedness and mitigation capacities. Indeed, in recent years, international experts have praised Mongolia for its progress on disaster risk reduction, and the country is plainly invested in building a network of experts and implementing partners who will remain mainstays of disaster risk reduction and life-saving response. The U.S. Government is among the public and private sector players who are helping to build Mongolia's domestic disaster management structures and policies and to integrate Mongolia's expertise into regional and global disaster management. The U.S. considers Mongolia an important partner, and the U.S. Department of Defense has a history of military-to-military engagement with Mongolia. U.S. INDOPACOM's CFE-DM has participated in exercises via subject matter experts and is committed to continuing consultation and education with Mongolia's disaster management stakeholders. The present, updated Mongolia Disaster Management Reference Handbook provides a baseline of understanding of factors that influence disaster management within the country. It is intended to help inform persons who are planning or executing a disaster response mission in Mongolia and who will be working alongside Mongolia's own responders and international humanitarians.