| Main activity | The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Uzbekistan is a state governing body in the field of prevention and liquidation of natural and man-made emergency situations, civil protection, hydrometeorology, sustainable operation of hydraulic structures, seismic observations, safe operation of small ships, and protection of lives and health of population on water bodies.
The main tasks of the Ministry are as follows:
- development and implementation of a unified state policy in the field of prevention and liquidation of natural and man-made emergency situations in peacetime and wartime, hydrometeorology, sustainable operation of hydraulic structures, seismic observations, safe operation of small ships, and protection of lives and health of population on water bodies;
- early detection of risks and threats of emergency situations and ensuring their early prevention;
- provision of aid package to population in case of threats to their lives, health or property, strengthening and improvement of dialogue with people and close cooperation with citizens’ self-governance bodies and other community organizations, and ensuring timely information on possible threats;
- development and management of the State System of Emergency Prevention and Responses (SSEPR) and Civil Protection in the Republic of Uzbekistan;
- comprehensive monitoring and forecast of threats of emergency situations and related hydrometeorologic and seismic observations;
- coordination of activity and efficient cooperation of the state and economic administrative bodies, local authorities, citizens’ self-governance bodies, and other organizations on protection of population and country territory from the natural and man-made emergency situations; setting up of the state reserve funds of financial, food- stock, medical and material resources for these purposes;
- development and implementation of measures and target scientific-technical programs to develop, implement, and coordinate measures aimed at preventing emergency situations, protecting population and country territory, hydrometeorological and seismic observations, controlling safety of hydraulic structures and small ships, ensuring safety of population on water objects, as well as increased and sustainable functioning of industrial objects in case of emergency situations;
- systematic preparation of population, officials, and SSEPR groups for actions in emergency situations using modern information communication technologies and mass media; and
training of highly-qualified personnel and their further development and organization of scientific research in the field of hydrometeorology and prevention and liquidation of emergency situations.
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