CBO - community-based organisation
DART - disaster assistance response team
DOC - disaster operations centre
ETQA - education and training quality assurer
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations)
FOG - field operations guide
GIS - geographical information systems
ICDM - Intergovernmental Committee on Disaster Management
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross
IDNDR - International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
IDP - integrated development planning
IFRCS - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISDR - International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (United Nations)
JOC - joint operations centre
LES - local government equitable share
MDMC - municipal disaster management centre
MEC - Member of the Executive Council (member of a provincial Cabinet)
METF - Medium-term Expenditure Framework
MIG - Municipal Infrastructure Grant
MINMEC (Forum of) - Ministers and Members of the Executive Council
NDMAF - National Disaster Management Advisory Forum
NDMC - National Disaster Management Centre