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South Africa
Climate conversations: Developing water-efficient maize for Africa
23 Jan 2012, AlertNet
'We are eager to move forward and start to use some of the products, especially conventional drought-tolerant maize lines, to develop an array of varieties in the country,' Godfrey Asea, a maize breeder and the WEMA-Uganda country coordinator told AlertNet...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) - Website:http://www.dwaf.gov.za/
- Contact:Deputy Director Veldfires Regulation
- Phone:012 334 0404 0828845541
- HFA Focal Point:
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) - Website:http://www.dwaf.gov.za/
- Contact:Deputy Director Veldfires Regulation
- Phone:012 334 0404 0828845541
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- South Africa: National climate change response green paper 20102011, DEA, South Africa - gov
- South Africa: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2004, South Africa - gov
- South Africa: Agricultural disaster management policy - Limpopo Provincial Government2011, Limpopo Provincial Gov, South Africa - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- South Africa: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011)2011, South Africa - gov
- Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 6th BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change2011, Brazil - gov; China - gov; India - gov; South Africa - gov
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 3,381,880 |  |
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| Flood | 24,125 |  |
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| Landslide | 242 |  |
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| Earthquake | 532,468 |     |
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| Tsunami | 16,557 |  |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 2004 | 15,000,000 |  |
| Drought | 1988 | 1,320,000 | |
| Drought | 1986 | 850,000 | |
| Storm | 1984 | 500,000 | |
| Drought | 1995 | 300,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- Millennium Development Goals (MDG) review exhibition and summit03-04 May 2012, South Africa (Cape Town)
- Southern Africa Society for Disaster Reduction 1st biennial conference10-12 Oct 2012, South Africa (Potchefstroom)
Community based technology solutions: adapting to climate change2007, SSN
National disaster management: thunderstorm awarenessDPLG, South Africa - gov
Insurance in a changing risk landscape: local lessons from the Southern Cape of South Africa2011, CSIR; Santam; UNEP FI; UCT; WWF
Climate: observations, projections and impacts2011, Met Office, United Kingdom - gov
- Disaster reduction and recovery specialist, P3Niger (Niamey), BCPR-UNDP
- Natural resources management and climate change advisorEthiopia (Addis Ababa), Save the Children U.S.
- Technical specialists - Resilience in the Limpopo river basinMozambique , ARD
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.