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| The disaster management
system of Korea goes way back to "Buyeok"
(compulsory service) in the era of the Three
Kingdoms, which was succeeded by the Hyangyak
in the Joseon Dynasty and then by the ¡®Civil
Defense Basic Law¡¯ enacted in 1975 after independence. |
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| The NEMA,
whose predecessor is the ¡®Headquarters of
Civil Defense and Disaster Management¡¯ under
the control of the Ministry of Government
Administration and Home Affairs, was opened
on June 1, 2004 for the purpose of protecting
the lives and property of the people from
the large-scale disasters that have occurred
repeatedly every year since 1990s. |
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| the NEMA consists
of 1 officer, 3 bureaus, 19 divisions and
4 affiliated organizations. A total of 435
people (267 for the main office and 168 for
the affiliated organizations) work for the
NEMA. Through the execution of 12 laws including
the Disaster and Safety Management Basic Law,
it is taking the lead in the national disaster
management work of protecting the lives and
property of the people. |
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