Africa needs to develop a vulnerability map of disasters similar to the one pulishedby the US Geological Survey for Latin America and the Caribbean. Climate and food security vulnerability are factors that are commonly referred to in Africa but not specifically vulnerability to disasters. The document below provides a good example of how this can be done for a continent like Africa. What would be nice to see is the development of these maps by African agencies.
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| Mapping Vulnerability to Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean 1900_2007.pdf | 1.14 MB |
President Jacob Zuma at the ANC's 100 year celebrations identified unemployment, poverty and inequality as the three greatest issues needing South Africa's attention. According to a BizCommunity press release he was also quoted as saying that "as we move into the future...
In the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) the leaders of the continent have agreed that for the future development of Africa there is a need for: