SADC Disaster Preparedness and Response Strategy and Fund
Year of publication
2016
Specific thematic area
Disaster preparedness, management and/or response
Sector of governance
Disaster
Type of human mobility
Displacement
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Cyclone, Drought, Earthquake, Fire, Flood, Landslide, Storm
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Regional instruments Member countries
Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Republic of, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Sub-region
Southern Africa
Region
Southern Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
A
Gender marker
A
Human rights marker
C
The downside of “growth” is that it has increased the SADC region’s exposure to a wide range of hazards, which trigger disasters, resulting in the loss of lives and livelihood assets, economic losses and population displacement.
P. 9, 13
The actions associated with preparedness include development of contingency plans, training and exercising, stockpiling equipment and supplies, issuance of early warning and public information, coordination arrangements and temporary evacuation of people and property from locations at risk.
P. 9, 13