About ​​​​Disaster Management Centre

• Introduction - Disaster management unit aims to act efficiently and effectively deal with all disaster management issues within the entire district acting together with different stakeholders in preventing, mitigating, responding, recovery and rehabilitation work on disasters that are about or may be happening.
• Legislative Mandate - The mandate of disaster management is derived from the constitution of SA Act 108 of 1996 and the key act being Disaster Management Act No 57 0f 2002 including Disaster Management Framework of 2005.
• The KPAs and enablers are informed by specified objectives and, as required by the Act, key performance indicators (KPIs) to guide, monitor progress and support the implementation of the framework in all three spheres of government.
• Our core functions are outlined as follows:

1. KPA 1: Integrated Institutional Capacity
2. KPA 2: Disaster Risk Assessment
3. KPA 3: Disaster Risk Reduction
4. KPA 4: Response & Recovery
5. Enabler 1: Information management & Communication
6. Enabler 2: Education, training, Public Awareness & Research
7. Enabler 3: Funding Arrangements