Somali Disaster Management Agency Explained

Agency Name:Somali Disaster Management Agency
Type:Government agency
Jurisdiction:Federal Government of Somalia
Headquarters:Mogadishu, Somalia
Chief1 Name:Mohamuud Moallim Abdulle
Chief1 Position:Commissioner
Website: https://sodma.gov.so/

The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) .Hay’adda Gargaarka iyo Maareynta Musiibooyinka: is the national emergency management agency of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

Overview

The organisation was established in 2011 by the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government during the 2010-11 Somali famine. Legislation authorising the Somali Disaster Management Agency was passed in 2016 under the Federal Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs andDisaster Management.

In 2022 the Federal Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs andDisaster Management was abolished and the Somali Disaster Management Agency assumed the legal roles and responsibilities of the former ministry.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) WHO / Health Cluster –SoDMA Potential Areas for Collaboration (SoDMAPerspective) [Presentation] - Somalia | ReliefWeb]. September 5, 2023. reliefweb.int.