In natural disaster risk management prevention is healthier both to human communities and the natural ecosystem which is the basic life support system. There was a policy already, which was “upgraded” into the 2013 Disaster Risk Management Policy. In addition to the elaborate institutional arrangement for disaster risk management, which is networked with sector ministries, agencies, domestic and international NGOs, and donors, human resources development at post graduate level, on Disaster Risk Management, has been launched in a few universities of Ethiopia. It is the mentality of those involved that matters most for successful Disaster Risk Management. The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management System did not act proactively by “locate and destroy” method at breeding sites although it was warned long enough before the disaster struck.

Source: Ethiopian News October 18, 2020 19:30 UTC