BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:PhD defence M.O. Mokhele METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260626T134500 DTEND:20260626T151500 DTSTAMP:20260626T134500 UID:2026/phd-defence-m-o-mokhele@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260701T154757 LOCATION:(1st floor) Auditorium, Main building De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam SUMMARY:PhD defence M.O. Mokhele X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Decentralisation of dis aster management in South Africa

South Africa’s disaster la ws fail where communities need them most

South Africa’s disa ster laws are among the world’s strongest, yet many municipalities still lack functioning disaster centres, according to researcher Mose kame Mokhele. He warns that decentralisation only works when local go vernments receive real money and real power and calls for urgent inve stment in local capacity and warning systems.
Read more in the news item

More information on t he thesis

DESCRIPTION:

South Africa’s disaster laws fail where communities need them most

South Africa’s disaster laws are among the wor ld’s strongest, yet many municipalities still lack functioning disa ster centres, according to researcher Mosekame Mokhele. He warns that decentralisation only works when local governments receive real mone y and real power and calls for urgent investment in local capacity an d warning systems.
Read more in the news item More information on the thesis Decentralisatio n of disaster management in South Africa END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR