NDMA aims to develop sustainable operational capacity and professional competence to undertake the following task:-

• Complete spectrum of disaster risk management at national level.
• Act as Secretariat of the NDMC to facilitate implementation of DRM strategies.
• Map all hazards in the Country and conduct risk analysis on a regular basis.
• Develop guidelines and standards for national and provincial stakeholders regarding their role in disaster risk management.
• Ensure establishment of DM Authorities and Emergency Operations Centres at provincial, district and municipal levels in hazard-prone areas.
• Provide technical assistance to federal ministries, departments and provincial DM authorities for disaster risk management initiatives.
• Organize training and awareness raising activities for capacity development of stakeholders, particularly in hazard-prone areas.
• Collect, analyze process, and disseminate inter-sectoral information required in an all hazards management approach.
• Ensure appropriate regulations are framed to develop disaster response volunteer teams.
• Create requisite environment for participation of media in DRM activities.
• Serve as the lead agency for NGOs to ensure their performance matches accepted international standards, e.g. the SPHERE standards.
• Coordinate emergency response of federal government in the event of a national level disaster through the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC).
• Require any government department or agency to make available such men or resources as are available for the purpose of emergency response, rescue and relief.