UZBEKISTANI.

Natural hazards in Uzbekistan

1.1 Natural hazards likely to affect the country
Earthquake, drought, slides, epidemic, flood
1.2 Recent major disasters
year
2005
2001
2000
1999
1998

dis_type
Flood
Drought
Drought
SlidesEpidemic

killed000
2440

injured00000

total_affected dam (US ‘000s)―
1500―
600000―500000―――148

Source: "EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database,www.em-dat.net - Université catholique de Louvain - Brussels - Belgium"
II.

Disaster Management system

2.1 Administrative system

Conventional long form:Conventional short form:
Government type:
Capital:Administrative divisions:

Republic of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
republic; authoritarian presidential ruleTashkent
2 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1
autonomous republic* (respublika), and 1
city** (shahar)

2.2 Legal system, legal framework
During the past years in the republic a lot has been made to create astrong legal base on protection of the population against acts of nature.
Among them, we can mention the Law of Republic of Uzbekistan named"About the conception of national safety" of August 29, 1997. By this Law,
the vital national interests recognize maintenance of optimum ecologicalconditions for ability to any man to live, protection of health of the people,
creation of a stable ecological situation.
Jan.2001: Cooperation with FEMA (U.S. Federal Emergency
Management Agency) and Uzbekistan Ministry of Emergency Situations:providing a framework for various programs of emergency preparedness
and disaster mitigation cooperation

Sources: ADRC country report, UNDP country profile

2.3 Structure of disaster management
The Ministry of Emergency Situations is the coordinating body. Each city
has an appointed person who is a Mayor of the city responsible fordisaster management. At community level - community leaders areresponsible for disaster management.

Name of Ministry: The Cabinet of Ministry of Uzbekistan
Name of Division: The Department of Emergency Situations
Total staffing of division: 5 people
Leader: Mr. Valentin Olegovich Sosnovsky
Jurisdiction of division: Coordination of activities of the ministries andorganization concern on disaster-prevention and disaster-reduction
measures.
List of governmental organizations related to disaster management:
National:• Ministry of Emergency Situations of Republic
Uzbekistan;• Ministry if Internal Affairs;• Ministry of Health;• Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management;• Hydro meteorology Department of Uzbekistan
Regional:•ofRegional Agency "Natotur" under the Ministry of InternalAffairs
Provincial: Emergency Centers
District: Emergency Centers

Sources: ADRC country report, UNDP country profile

2.4 Priorities on disaster risk management
1. Exchange of scenic-technical attainment to prevent further emergency
situation, to conduct mutual research
2. Experience exchange to provide government structures, economic andpeople for emergency situation
3. Familiarization with foreign disaster-related experience anddevelopment of a national system to prevent emergency situation,
development of mutual projects.
4. Operational share of information, especially with bordering states
about the questions of how to forecast necessary assistance.
5. Training and learning specialists, conduct joint training.
6. Share of own experiences among citizens to prevent emergency
situation.
7. To participate to the reduction of emergency situation abroad using
our forces, the members of “International register fast reaction”.
III.

Disaster management planIV.

Budget size on national level

V.

Progress and situations of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)

VI.

Projects on disaster reduction by the Ministry

VII.

ADRC Counterpart
Chief of Department of the International Relations
Ministry of Emergency Situations

Sources: ADRC country report, UNDP country profile