National organisations

Most nations have a national disaster management plan. National disaster management plans are aligned to the most commonly experienced disasters in that country or region and the resources available. Look at the disaster management plan for your country and region. Links to the national disaster management plan for Australia and India are provided here as examples.

Government funded aid programmes coordinate national responses to disasters in another country. They may also run development projects that support countries in the recovery following a disaster.

Here are some examples of national aid programmes:

Country

Agency

Australia

AusAID

Canada

CIDA

European Union

EuropeAid

Ireland

Irish Aid

Netherlands

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

New Zealand

NZAID

Norway

NORAD

Sweden

SIDA

United Kingdom

DFID

United States of America

USAID