
大規模災害時の司令塔―平時から復旧・復興まで対応
政府の防災・災害対応の司令塔となる防災庁が2日発足し、高市早苗首相が省庁の縦割り打破を訓示した。初代防災相の細野豪志氏は国民に家具固定や食料備蓄を求める「緊急要請」を発表し、事前防災の推進に力を入れる方針を示した。
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政府の防災・災害対応の司令塔となる防災庁が前身の内閣府防災部門から人員を拡充して発足した。
政府の防災・災害対応の司令塔となる防災庁が2日発足した。
高市早苗首相は、同日午後の発足式で「国民の命と暮らしを守り抜くことは、国家の最も大切な責務の一つだ」と述べ、省庁の縦割りを打破し、「強い司令塔」となるよう訓示した。
これに先立つ閣議後記者会見で、初代防災相に就任した細野豪志氏は国民に対し、平時から家具の固定や食料備蓄などの備えを求める「緊急要請」を発表した。
発足に伴い、同庁では看板掛けも行われた。
同庁は前身の内閣府防災部門から人員を1.6倍の352人に強化。
災害発生時から復旧・復興まで一貫して対応する。
細野氏は会見で「防災体制を強化し、世界一の防災大国を目指す」と強調。
南海トラフ地震など「国難級の災害」を念頭に、事前防災の推進に力を入れる方針を示した。
緊急要請では、国民に家具・家電の固定、水・食料の「最低3日間、できれば1週間分」の備蓄、避難場所の確認などの徹底を呼び掛けた。
各省庁と自治体にも同様の要請を出し、省庁には業務継続計画(BCP)の点検や所管する企業の事前防災徹底、自治体には避難所の環境改善や帰宅困難者対策などを求めた。
年末に進捗(しんちょく)を確認し、不十分な場合は必要に応じ、勧告権の行使や予算執行への反映を検討する。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
年末に進捗状況を確認し、不十分な場合は勧告権の行使や予算執行への反映を検討する
Likely · Within months

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