Disaster Risk Management at the National Level

A central theme of the entire study is the pivotal role of national governments to ensure that disaster risk management (DRM) and climate change adaptation (CCA) are given a place as a priority concern. This thread runs through all the chapters but is particularly signifi cant in this chapter. The complexity of governmental functions, sectors and levels can prove an obstacle to risk management, but the chapter picks up another underlying thread: the need to weld different factions and sectors into a fully integrated holistic approach , often adopting innovative solutions .