Masiphumelele Community Risk Assessment

Author(s)
Benjamin, A. & Nicolson, G.
Publication language
English
Pages
44pp
Date published
28 Jul 2005
Publisher
University of Cape Town
Type
Presentations
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Urban
Countries
South Africa

This presentation by the The Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa (DMISA) presents the findings of a community risk assessment in Masiphumelele, South Africa. 

The objectives of the assessment were: 

  • Identify hazards in Masiphumelele
  • Identify the factors increasing vulnerability to priority hazards
  • Present recommendations to reduce risk in Masiphumelele
  • Develop a proposal for a ‘useful output’