MPBN focuses on preparedness, prevention and disaster risk reduction – Ahmad Zahid
PUTRAJAYA: The establishment of the National Disaster Management Council (MPBN) reflects the government’s determination to shift from a post-disaster response approach to placing greater emphasis on disaster preparedness, prevention and risk reduction. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the country needed a structure that would allow strategic decisions to be made faster, coordination to be implemented more effectively and actions on the ground to be taken without any gaps between the Federation and the states. “We not only want to act when a disaster occurs, but also ensure that the country is prepared in advance, that the […]
