Van Niekerk, Dewald2013-08-152013-08-152009Van Niekerk, D. 2009. Letter from the director of the African Centre for Disaster Studies. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 2(1):ii-iii [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/8847]1998-14212072-845Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/8859The African Centre for Disaster Studies (ACDS) has come a long way since its inception in 2002. Not only has the Centre found a new home within the Research Focus Area: Sustainable Social Development, but its staff component has grown from three to nine members.enArticle