
An Official Statement made by Mr. Mmaphaka Tau, at the sixth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, May 2019.
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An Official Statement made by Mr. Mmaphaka Tau, at the sixth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, May 2019.
Lesotho experienced drought from the start of the winter season up to date. The results of which is felt across the whole country whereby most of the districts reported water shortages for both human and livestock consumption. Water levels in many water bodies and underground water have been deteriorating since 2012 and this has negative impacts on different sectors.
This Coastal Management Plan consolidates risk information and provides a framework for its use for coastal management, adaptation, and risk management. It aims to help maintain and protect the coastal zone to reduce coastal risk, support healthy ecosystems, and enable sustainable coastal economic development.
An Act to provide for the establishment of the Disaster Risk Management Division for the effective management of disaster through a comprehensive and integrated all-hazard approach and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
This paper provides an overview of what climate change will mean to subsistence and smallholder farmers in Lesotho, and how the capacity for climate change adaptation in agriculture can be strengthened, focusing on selected areas of crops, livestock and forest-based livelihood systems, to stabilize and improve yields.
This report provides detailed findings of an investigation into the socioeconomic impacts of the 2015/16 El Niño drought in Swaziland. It records the direct and indirect effects of the drought on the economy of Swaziland and documents how it has affected households, businesses, and the environment.
The SADC Gender Responsive Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy and Plan of Action: “Prevent Risk Creation and Reduce Existing Risks for Women, Men, Girls and Boys” 2020-2030 (GRDP) is designed to enhance regional capacities for gender-responsive disaster risk prevention, management and coordination in support of humanitarian assistance.
The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) commissioned a Mid-Term Review (MTR) in November 2016 supported by the Swaziland UN Country Office focusing primarily on the period beginning from the National Emergency Response Mitigation and Adaptation Plan (NERMAP) launch (February 2016) to December 2016.
Enhancing coordination for effective disaster preparedness and response and resilience outlines the preparedness and response strategy and fund for the SADC region (hereinafter referred to as the Strategy and Fund) to facilitate a coordinated support for SADC Member States when they are overwhelmed by a disaster event. To this end the Strategy and Fund has three priorities: