Department of Cooperative Governance as represented by the National Disaster Management Centre, in partnership with the Northern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs as represented by the Provincial Disaster Management Centre, the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality and Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality5d 23h 2m 30s
PLACE: Upington, Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality of ZF Mgcawu District Municipality
DATE: 16 November 2018
Time: 08h30 – 15h00
THEME: Reducing Disaster Economic Losses
SLOGAN: Investing In Disaster Risk Reduction For Resilience
The United Nations General Assembly has designated 13 October as International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) used to promote a global culture of disaster reduction, including disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness.
The commemoration of IDDR is a platform for Practitioners in disaster risk management and policy makers to reflect on achievements in reducing the risk of disasters. But also, it is a platform for advocating further commitments by the Political Leadership, Technocrats in an attempt to reduce the risk of disasters, including the development of new risks.
IDDR provides an opportunity to acknowledge substantial progress made towards reducing risk of disasters and losses in lives, livelihoods and health. Such an outcome is the aim of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan in March 2015.
