a. In accordance with the National Disaster Management Policy Framework the first draft of the Provincial Disaster Management Framework was circulated for comment in May 2006. The Province had also developed an Integrated Disaster Risk Management Strategy that outlined the following strategic goals: . to institutionalise and strategically direct the integrated execution of uniform Disaster Risk Management Policy and Strategy . to institutionalise the integrated application of risk reduction planning and best practice disaster risk management methodology . to implement and sustain a uniform disaster risk management information system . to create and sustain appropriate disaster risk management awareness, training, education and focused research b. The Province had assisted municipalities through the use of service providers to develop disaster management policy framework documents which are to be adopted by Councils.