Integrated Disaster Resource Management "Preventing Mask and Yosusu Shortages"

Approval of Legislation on Disaster Management Resources by the National Assembly
Establishment of Disaster Management Supply Chain and Logistics Systems

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 28th that with the passage of the Disaster Management Resources Management Act at the National Assembly plenary session, the foundation for establishing an integrated national disaster management resource system has been laid.

Disaster management resources refer to goods, property, personnel, and other necessities required for disaster management. Previously, related regulations were scattered across various laws, but with the passage of this new act, systematic integrated management at the national level has become possible.

According to the act, a supply chain management system will be established to prevent shortages of disaster management resources. To this end, the Minister of the Interior and Safety is authorized to investigate supply chain management information such as the status of suppliers, and suppliers responsible for managing and mobilizing disaster management resources can be designated as 'National Disaster Management Support Companies.'

Additionally, to prepare for disasters occurring in different regions, provincial governors can also designate suppliers within their jurisdiction as 'Regional Disaster Management Support Companies.'

To ensure a system for the rapid transportation of disaster management resources to the site during disasters, a disaster management logistics system utilizing private logistics networks will also be established. The Minister of the Interior and Safety can designate 'National Disaster Management Logistics Companies' to stably build this logistics system.

Contents related to the acquisition, storage, and disposal of disaster management supplies, which were previously included in the Framework Act on Disaster and Safety Management and the Property Management Act, will be integrated into this new act. Accordingly, central administrative agencies, local governments, and public institutions must separate disaster management supplies from general administrative supplies and manage them accordingly.

Along with this, the act includes measures to strengthen management by requiring disaster management agency heads to establish and implement management plans for disaster management property and personnel according to guidelines set by the Minister of the Interior and Safety.

Furthermore, to prepare for increasingly complex and large-scale disasters due to climate change and other factors, integrated management of disaster management resources will be possible not only at the national level but also at the metropolitan level. The act includes provisions for the establishment and operation of the National Disaster Management Resource Integrated Management Information Center and Regional Disaster Management Resource Integrated Management Centers.

In addition, the act clarifies the legal basis for mobilization orders by the head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the head of the Central Accident Response Headquarters, and provincial governors, as well as for compensation for losses of mobilized disaster management resources and treatment and compensation for deceased and injured persons.

Meanwhile, the 'Digital-Based Disaster Management Resource Integrated Management System Construction Project,' which includes the establishment of an integrated management system for real-time management of disaster management resource information at the national level, is expected to be completed by August next year.

Minister of the Interior and Safety Sangmin Lee stated, "With the enactment of the Disaster Management Resources Act, we can now manage disaster management goods, property, and personnel more systematically. We will carefully review the delegated matters in the law and prepare subordinate legislation to further advance the disaster safety management system."

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