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After South Africa’s battle with the record-breaking drought of 2015, Prof Andries Jordaan from our Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa(DiMTEC) saw room for improvement in dealing with this kind of disaster.
Drought impact
Commercial farmers who are usually net exporters of food crops and communal farmers who own the bulk of the country’s livestock, were all hit hard in 2015. Most of the latter had no resources to spare as the drought progressed. The concern about the drought’s impact on the country’s food production and availability resulted in a joint goal of preventing food scarcity during future droughts.
Prof Jordaan’s visit to the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the US, several years ago prepared him to better equip communities in South Africa to deal with drought situations. “I recognised that in spite of the impact DiMTEC has been able to make on disaster preparedness, a gap remained in disaster response in South Africa.”
Sharing knowledge
In August this year Prof Jordaan again visited the NDMC. This time he requested a few key players in South Africa’s agriculture and disaster response communities to join him. With him were Janse Rabie, head of Natural Resources at AgriSA, a nonprofit organisation that functions as an interface between the government and about 28 000 South Africa farmers, and Moses Musiwale Khangale, director of Fire Services for the South African Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
The South African delegation met with and learnt from climatologists, geospatial technologists, and outreach and planning analysts.
Wellness programme
2005-03-10
Kovsie Health & Kovsie Social Services invites UFS personnel to participate in a wellness programme on the 11-13 April 2005. The Rector Dr Frederick Fourie supports the wellness programme.
"Be wise Be well"
Programme:
Maandag
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11 April 2005
13H30 - 16H30
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Stress Workshop
Dr Arien v d Merwe
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The Space
Thakaneng Brug
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Dinsdag
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12 April 2005
9H00-12H00
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Stres Werkswinkel
Dr Arien v d Merwe
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Die Ruimte
Thakaneng Brug
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Dinsdag
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12 April 2005
14H00 - 16H00
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Work & Life Balance
Absa Healthcare
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The Space
Thakaneng Brug
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Woensdag
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13 April 2005
8H30-10h30
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Balans in werk & Lewensstyl
Ab sa Gesondheidsorg
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Die Ruimte
Thakaneng Brug
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Woensdag
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13 April 2005
11H00-13H00
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Workshop on Nutrition
Elmine du Toit
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The Space
Thakaneng Brug
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Woensdag
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13 April 2005
8H00 - 16H30
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Physical Wellness
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UV Biokinetika/ Oefensentrum
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"Wellness" Exhibition in the Callie Human Centre on 12 & 13 April 2005
ABSA HEALTHCARE SUPPORTS THE PROGRAMME
Vir verdere navrae kontak Arina Otto - 4013325 of 083 644 9980
Lenie Kotze - 4013258
Riana Johnson - 4013514
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