Browsing by Subject "disaster risk management"
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Capacity development for participatory disaster risk assessment
(2012)In this paper a large-scale community-based disaster risk-assessment project, undertaken in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in the North-West Province of South Africa, is evaluated. In contrast to other disaster ... -
A critical analysis of the South African Disaster Management Act and Policy Framework.
(Wiley, 2014)The promulgation of the South African Disaster Management Act No. 57 of 2002 and the National Disaster Management Policy Framework of 2005 placed South Africa at the international forefront by integrating disaster risk ... -
The role of public participation in DRR initiatives: the case of Katlehong Township
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Following the realisation of the need to shift from disaster response to disaster risk reduction (DRR) due to the losses experienced globally as a result of an increase in the number of disaster occurrences, DRR has become ...