Programme - Disaster Management Institute South Africa

DISASTERRISKREDUCTIONThe internationally recognisedannual Disaster ManagementConference for Africa.Presented by the DisasterManagement Institute of SouthernAfrica. In partnership with SALGA,the NDMC, SA Weather Service and theUN/ISDR.PARATUSPERPETIRIAMBuilding Resilience: Communities Getting ReadyDMISA, the voice of the Disaster Management Profession, proudly presents132 conference 11 - 12 SeptemberPresident Hotel, Bloemfonteinwww.disaster.co.zaMangaung Municipality, Free State Province, South AfricaThe President Hotel is situated in the City of Roses and Judicial Capital of South Africa, set inthe scenic Free State Province with its wide horizons and rich natural and cultural resources.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERMessage from theMember of theExecutive CouncilOn behalf of the Free State Province, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the President of DMISA, theExecutive Committee, Council, speakers and delegates to the Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa'sConference 2013.We, the Province's leadership, are delighted that this conference is being hosted in the City of Roses. Ourconference venue, here in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, is the ideal location for a conference of thisstature. With the summer arriving and with it the potential for localised floods and other disasters, this conferencewill assist and make the residents of the province aware of the need to reduce their disaster risk.It is only through consistent evaluation of disaster risks that one can plan for mitigation and preparedness in orderto reduce disaster risk and increase resilience to disasters. Through the concerted efforts of all our disastermanagement officials throughout the province, the province is able to ready itself for those disastrous eventswhich may occur.The papers which will be delivered at the conference will increase the knowledge of disaster management amongall delegates and will ensure that when they return to their place of employment, that they will be better preparedto give effect to the requirements of the legislation.To the delegates, I trust that you will enjoy the conference and make use of all the opportunities that a conferenceof this nature and status holds, so that you are able to make use of the different options discussed to reduce disasterrisk.Ms S M MlamleliMEC: CoGTAHSFree State

PRESIDENTMessage from thePresidentHonoured members and delegatesAs the UNI/SDR Resilient Cities Campaign continues it is my privilege to welcome you to the DMISA Conference 2013 inthe City of Roses.The Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa this year hosts its Annual Conference in partnership withSALGA,the National Disaster Management Centre, SA Weather Service and the UN/ISDR.We wish to thank the Free State Province, South African Weather Service and the National Disaster Management Centre forproviding financial support which is a major contributory factor towards the success of our conference.A special very warm welcome to our members of DMISA, the Disaster Management Professionals of Southern Africa.This is your Conference and your Institute and the aim of this Conference is to provide you with learning and networkingopportunities. The Institute exists to support you in your career and in your passionate endeavour to reduce disaster risk.We express our sincere condolences and sympathy to all communities locally and globally who have been negativelyimpacted on by disasters and major incidents which have caused death, injury and destruction.We commend the efforts of all agencies, government, provincial, municipal, non-governmental agencies and stakeholderswho, through constant effort and persistence, are making positive inputs into reducing disaster risk.I take this opportunity to convey our sincere appreciation and gratitude to all the speakers who will be presenting papers atthis conference. We are honoured by their willingness to share their know-how and expertise. As usual this Conference hassucceeded in attracting knowledgeable expertise and proficient professionals in Disaster Risk Reduction.It is my wish that we all take as much as possible out of the conference and implement and monitor this within our ownenvironments, and that our progressive and united actions are geared towards ensuring that we continue to work together fora common cause.I trust that your deliberations will be fruitful and that you will have an enjoyable and pleasant stay in the Capital of the FreeState Province.To all my colleagues who have worked so hard to make this conference a success, please receive my heartfelt appreciationand thanks.I wish you a successful DMISA 2013 Conference.DR MAL REDDYPRESIDENT: DMISA

DISASTER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DMISA) : CONFERENCE 201311 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2013PRESIDENT HOTEL, UNION AVENUE, BLOEMFONTEIN“BUILDING RESILIENCE: COMMUNITIES GETTING READY”WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2013 : CONFERENCE DAY 107:30 - 08:30 REGISTRATION AND TEA / COFFEE08:30 - 08:45 DELEGATES TO TAKE THEIR SEATSPROGRAMME DIRECTOR : SESSION 1 : DR JOHAN MINNIE : DEPUTY-PRESIDENT: DMISA08:45 - 09:00 ANNOUNCEMENTS09:00 - 09:55 OPENING CEREMONYCANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY AND MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTIONDR MAL REDDY : PRESIDENT: DMISAINTRODUCTIONWELCOMEMS S M MLAMLELIMEC: CoGTAHS, FREE STATEKEYNOTE ADDRESS AND OFFICIAL OPENING THE HONOURABLE MINISTER S L TSENOLI :MINISTER OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE ANDTRADITIONAL AFFAIRS10:00 - 10:35 WATCHING THE WEATHER TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY MR MNIKELI NDABAMBI, SOUTH AFRICANWEATHER SERVICE10:35 - 10:45 QUESTIONS10:45 - 11:15 TEA / COFFEE AND VIEWING OF EXHIBITION11:15 - 11:50 DROUGHT INSURANCE FOR EXTENSIVE LIVESTOCK FARMERS BASED ONSTANDARD PRECIPITATION INDEX AS A TOOL FOR DROUGHT RISK REDUCTIONDR ANDRIES JORDAAN, DiMTEC, UNIVERSITY OFTHE FREE STATE11:50 - 12:00 QUESTIONS12:05 - 12:50 SUB-PLENARY SESSIONS

(1) CONFERENCE HALL(2) ROOM 3(3) ROOM 7SEVERE CONVECTIVE STORM RISK INSOUTH AFRICA: CHALLENGES ANDUNCERTAINTIES IN BUILDING THERESILIENCE OF VULNERABLECOMMUNITIESDR DESMOND PYLE, STENDENUNIVERSITY, PORT ALFREDTHE USE OF WARD COMMITTEE WORKINGGROUPS IN MAKING COMMUNITIES MORERESILIENTMR HENK LOMBARD, DISASTERMANAGEMENT CENTRE: PHALABORWAINFORMAL SETTLERS DOLOMITE SINKHOLERISK AWARENESS, ZONKIZIZWE EXTENTIONSIX, SOUTH AFRICAMR JOHANES BELLE, DiMTEC, UNIVERSITYOF THE FREE STATE12:50 - 13:50 LUNCH AND VIEWING OF EXHIBITION13:50 - 14:00 DELEGATES TO TAKE THEIR SEATSPROGRAMME DIRECTOR : SESSION 2 : MR SCHALK CARSTENS: DMISA COUNCILLOR14:00 - 14:35 AN IMPLEMENTATION TOOL GONE OFF THE RAILS: COUNTING THE COSTS OF A LEVEL 3DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLANDR JOHAN MINNIE, AURECON14:35 - 14:45 QUESTIONS14:45 - 15:30 SUB-PLENARY SESSIONS(4) CONFERENCE HALL(5) ROOM 3(6) ROOM 7EVIDENCE BASED FIRE PREVENTIONPROGRAMME TARGETING HIGH RISKCOMMUNITIESMEDIA COVERAGE AND DISASTEROCCURRENCE IN KWA-ZULU NATAL (KZN)PROVINCE: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSISINCIDENT MANAGEMENT: ARE YOU ANDYOUR COMMUNITY PREPARED FOR ALLPOTENTIAL MINOR AND MAJOR INCIDENTS?MR RODNEY EKSTEEN, PROVINCIALDISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE:WESTERN CAPEDR BETHUEL NGCAMU, UNIVERSITY OFKWA-ZULU NATALMS FRANCIS HOETS, DISASTERMANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS (DMS)15:35 - 16:00 CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS : DAY 116:00 TEA / COFFEE AND VIEWING OF EXHIBITION19:00 GALA DINNER

“BUILDING RESILIENCE: COMMUNITIES GETTING READY”THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2013 : CONFERENCE DAY 208:00 - 08:45 REGISTRATION AND TEA / COFFEE08:45 - 08:50 DELEGATES TO TAKE THEIR SEATSPROGRAMME DIRECTOR : SESSION 3 : MR PAT ADAMS : DMISA COUNCILLOR08:50 - 09:00 ANNOUNCEMENTSCANDLE LIGHTING AND MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION PRESIDENT09:00 - 09:35 A NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE ON PROGRESS IN SOUTH AFRICA MR KEN TERRY, HEAD: NATIONAL DISASTERMANAGEMENT CENTRE (NDMC)09:35 - 09:45 QUESTIONS09:50 - 10:30 SUB-PLENARY SESSIONS(7) CONFERENCE HALL(8) ROOM 3(9) ROOM 7COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH FOODSECURITYMR FERDI MOCKE, DISASTERMANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS (DMS)AFTER THE RISK MAPPING WHAT NOW?MR MALCOLM PROCTER, DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES(DAFF), FREE STATECOMMUNITY-BASED FIRE RISK REDUCTIONAT KHAYELISHA INFORMAL SETTLEMENT,GRASSLAND PHASE 4 OF MANGAUNGMETROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITYMS LIZZY MORAKE, PROVINCIAL DISASTERMANAGEMENT CENTRE: FREE STATE10:30 - 10:50 TEA / COFFEE AND VIEWING OF EXHIBITION10:50 - 11:30 SUB-PLENARY SESSIONS(10) CONFERENCE HALL(11) ROOM 3(12) ROOM 7HOW READY ARE WE FOR HAZMATINCIDENTS?BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH TRAININGAND DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNITIESMAKING CITIES RESILIENT CAMPAIGN – MYCITY IS GETTING READYMR THINUS RABE, KIMBERLEYMICRODIAMOND LABORATORY : DE BEERSEXPLORATIONMS JOZELLE STEENKAMP, CHILDHOODCANCER FOUNDATION SAMS CHARLOTTE POWELL, DISASTER RISKMANAGEMENT CENTRE, CITY OF CAPETOWN

11:35 - 12:10 SUB-PLENARY SESSIONS(13) CONFERENCE HALL(14) ROOM 3(15) ROOM 7DISASTER MANAGEMENT: A LINK TOEFFECTIVE INFRASTRUCTUREMANAGEMENTMS MANDISA NOHASHE, DISASTERMANAGEMENT CENTRE: CACADU DISTRICTMUNICIPALITYASSESSING THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDESAND PRACTICES REGARDING CHOLERAPREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION INMAMPURU VILLAGE, LIMPOPO, SOUTHAFRICAMS ALICE NCUBE, DiMTEC, UNIVERSITY OFTHE FREE STATETHE USE OF VULNERABILITY MAPPING INBUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCEDR HERMAN BOOYSEN, AURECON12:15 - 12:50 THE SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SERVICE OF SOUTH AFRICA: DEVELOPMENTS TOIMPROVE SERVICES TO DISASTER MANAGEMENTMESSRS EUGENE POOLMAN AND HUGH VANNIEKERK , SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHERSERVICE12:50 - 13:00 QUESTIONS13:00 - 13:55 LUNCH AND VIEWING OF EXHIBITION13:55 -14:00 DELEGATES TO TAKE THEIR SEATSPROGRAMME DIRECTOR : SESSION 4 : MS ANé BRUWER : DMISA COUNCILLOR14:00 - 14:35 TOWARDS A NATIONAL INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM FOR DISASTERMANAGEMENTMR COLIN DEINER, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT:WESTERN CAPE14:35 - 14:45 QUESTIONS14:45 - 15:30 DEVELOPMENT OF A DISASTER MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOROCCUPATIONS (OFO) QUALIFICATION CODESMR ANTHONY KESTEN, DMISA COUNCILLOR15:30 - 15:45 TEA / COFFEE AND VIEWING OF EXHIBITION15:45 - 16:15 CLOSING CEREMONY- CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS- SPECIAL AWARDS- ANNOUNCEMENTS- SUMMARY AND CLOSURE- NATIONAL ANTHEMPRESIDENT : DMISA

DMISATakes this opportunity to acknowledgewith sincere appreciationthe generosity of our sponsors:Free State ProvinceSouth African Weather Service (SAWS)National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC)