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New peer reviewed publications by ACDS staff and associates:
Development Southern Africa
Volume 29, No.2, 2012
Rhetoric or action: Are South African municipalities planning for climate change?
Willi Faling, Johann Tempelhoff & Dewald van Niekerk
pages 241-257
Politeia
Volume 30, No.2, 2011
Geohydrological issues of importance in the area governed by the Delmas Local Municipality.
Eric Nealer, Elize van Eeden, Dewald van Niekerk & Johann Tempelhoff.
First Biennial Conference of the Southern Africa Society for Disaster Reduction hosted by the ACDS in October 2012
From 10-12 October 2012 the ACDS will host the first biennial conference of the newly formed Southern Africa Society for Disaster Reduction in Potchefstroom, South Africa. The call for papers are now open and can be accessed through the conference website here...
Download the "Second Call for Papers" brochure here...
Knowledge Shop for Disaster Reduction now live!!
The Knowledge Shop for DRR is now accessible online. This project, sponsored by USAID is now open for downloads. To access the Knowledge Shop you are required to register and logon. Registration is free. Once registered a link to the Knowledge Shop will appear on the navigation menu to the left under "About".
What is this "shop" all about?
Who may use it?
What does it all mean?
Click here to register, login and find out more.
Jàmbá has been accredited by the DoHET
We are pleased to announce that Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies has been included in the Department of Higher Education and Training's (DoHET) Approved list of South African Journals, as of the 1st of January 2012.
We hereby cordially invite you to contribute an article to Jàmbá.
Four editions are planned for 2012, which include two regular editions, a special themed edition on the "Views from the Frontline" project as well as a themed edition on the African Centre for Disaster Studies (ACDS) Conference which will take place from the 10th to the 12th of October 2012 at the North-West University.
Please note that Jàmbá is sponsored by the National Disaster Management Centre and no author fees will be charged for the regular editions. Authors may be required to pay minimum author fees for the themed edition on the ACDS Conference.
For any further inquires please contact Doret Botha, Assistant Editor & Journal Manager at Doret.Botha@nwu.ac.za.
Jàmbá Volume 3 number 2 available
This number of Jàmbá is edited by Prof. Dewald van Niekerk and looks into the effectivenes of flood disaster mitigation, post-disaster adjusment challenges, invasive plants and their disaster effects, the Ghana coast, and the Pakistan floods.
Download the journal in full or per paper here...
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