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dc.contributor.authorWentink, Gideon J.
dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk, Dewald
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-16T13:04:38Z
dc.date.available2017-11-16T13:04:38Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationWentink, G.J. & Van Niekerk, D. 2017. The capacity of personnel in disaster risk management in South African municipalities. TD: the journal for transdisciplinary research in Southern Africa, 13(1): Article no 427. [http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/td.v13i1.427]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1817-4434
dc.identifier.issn2415-2005 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/26059
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4102/td.v13i1.427
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/427/470
dc.description.abstractSince 1994, fundamental transformation in South Africa in terms of disaster risk reduction taken place. The transformation process led to the promulgation of the Disaster Management Act (57/2002) (DMA) that introduced a new era of disaster risk management (DRM) in South Africa. The National Disaster Management Framework (NDMF) that followed in 2005 put clear guidelines in place for implementing the DMA and emphasised the importance of the integration and coordination of DRM activities in all spheres of government. To adhere to the requirements of the DMA regarding personnel, certain DRM structures like interdepartmental committees, disaster management centres, disaster management frameworks and disaster management advisory forums must be in place. Since the promulgation of the DMA in 2003, South African municipalities have had ample time to get the structures in place. This article tries to evaluate the degree to which South African municipalities adhere to the requirements of the DMA in terms of personnel. Municipalities were selected per province, and the research is based on a 20% representative sample of all 279 municipalities in South Africa. A mixed method of research was followed. The result of this research showed a clear lack of implementation in terms of the DMA. A number of disaster management personnel work in other municipal departments, meaning that their attention cannot fully be focused on activities relating to DRMen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAOSISen_US
dc.subjectDisaster risk managementen_US
dc.subjectDisaster risk reductionen_US
dc.subjectSouth African municipalitiesen_US
dc.subjectDisaster Management Act (57/2002)en_US
dc.subjectNational disaster management frameworken_US
dc.titleThe capacity of personnel in disaster risk management in South African municipalitiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID12620394 - Van Niekerk, Dewald
dc.contributor.researchID20105886 - Wentink, Gideon Jacobus


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