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Consultancy

The ACDS offers a wide range of professional consultancy services to address the growing need on the African continent.

Consultancies include:

• Establishing disaster risk management structures (local, provincial and national);
• Setting up disaster management centres;
• Establishing a volunteer base;
• Developing disaster management prevention, preparedness and contingency plans;
• Compiling disaster risk management policies;
• Compiling disaster management operating procedures;
• Risk and vulnerability assessments;
• Community assessments;
• Setting up information and early warning systems;
• Co-ordinating and managing developmental projects;
• Sustainable livelihoods assessments; and
• Disaster management skills and competency based assessments.

Previous projects include:

  • Training in Disaster Planning - Western Cape Provincial Government (2002).
  • Training in Disaster Planning - North West Provincial Government (2003).
  • Training in Disaster Planning - Northern Cape Provincial Government (2003).
  • State Tender DPLG 06/2002 - Training in Basic Disaster Risk Management in five provinces (15 courses offered) (2002).
  • Training in Basic and Advanced Disaster Risk Management - KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Department of Health (2003).
  • Compiling the Disaster Management Plan and structures for the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality (2003 - 2005).
  • Compiling of the Disaster Management Framework and Standard Operating Procedure Guide for the Boland District Municipality (2002 - 2003).
  • Assessing the Institutional Capacity to offer Disaster Management Training, Ethiopia (2003).
  • UN/ISDR International Fellowship Course in disaster risk reduction and development (2003, 2004 and 2005).
  • Chemical and Biological Hazards. Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia (presented in Dubai, UAE) (2004).
  • Disaster risk management in practice (4 week course): Amathole District Municipality (2004).
  • Disaster risk management in practice (4 week course): O.R. Tambo District Municipality (2004).
  • Development of the Disaster Risk Assessment Terms of Reference for the Amathole District Municipality. (2004).
  • Compiling the disaster management Plan and Framework for the Richtersveld Local Municipality (2004 - 2005).
  • Compiling the Disaster Management Plan and structures for the Hibiscus Coast Municipality (2004 - 2005).
  • Compiling the Disaster Management Plan and structures for the Potchefstroom Municipality (2004 - 2005).
  • Introduction to disaster risk management: Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2004).
  • Councillors training in disaster risk management: Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (2004).
  • Disaster management plans development course: Gauteng Provincial Government (2005).
  • Disaster management plans development course: Zululand Local Municipality. (2005).
  • Disaster management plans development course. City of Johannesburg. (2005).
  • Schools Awareness Programme. Development for the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. (2005-2006).
  • Introduction to disaster risk management. Sedibeng District Municipality. (2006).
  • Development of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Disaster Risk Management Framework. (2006).
  • Development of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Disaster Risk Management Plan (Level 1). (2007).
  • Conducting a scientific disaster risk assessment for the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. (2007).
  • The development of a Disaster Risk Management Plan, hazard, risk and vulnerability assessment and institutional capacities. Bophirima District Municipality. (2007).
  • Development of a Level 1 Disaster Risk Management Plan for the Fezile Dabe District Municipality. (2007-2008).
  • Implementation of the Disaster Management Act 5 of 2002 for the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality. (2008-2010).
  • Finalisation of the North-West Provincial Disaster Risk Management Policy Framework. (2008).
  • Six research projects into Disaster Risk Reduction in the South African context. National Disaster Management Centre. South Africa. (2008).
  • Views from the Frontline. Regional Coordinating Organisation for Southern Africa. Global Network of Civil Society  Organisation for Disaster Reduction. (2008/9).
  • Gap assessment in contingency planning for the North-West Provincial Government in term of the 2010 FIFA SWC. (2009).
  • Updating of the Cape Winelands District Municipality Disaster Risk Management Policy Framework. (2009).


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