1. Focal point for DepEd in planning, implementing, coordinating and monitoring of activities related to DRRM, Education in Emergencies (EiE) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA);
2. Develop and recommend policy standards and actions to DepEd management on DRRM/EiE/CCA matters;
3. Initiate and coordinate cooperation and collaborative activities with the national government agencies (NGAs) , non-government organizations (NGOs) and civil society groups (CSGs), inter-agency and cluster groupings such as National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) Technical Working Group (TWG), Education Cluster, Protection Group, among others, concerned with DRRM/EiE/CCA;
4. Develop and recommend policy actions to enhance the DepEd's resilience to disasters;
5. Create and operate an Emergency Operation Center (EOC), which will serve as the Department's operating and responding facility during disasters; and
6. Serve as the clearinghouse for all DRRM-related transactions, including production and issuance of EiE/DRRM modules, distribution of school kits, and offering of emergency aid or assistance.
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