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12th Dec 2022

On October 31st, 2022, Transfer Ceremony of Field Geological Equipment was held in the scope of GIDRM’s commitment to support…

12th Dec 2022

Between the 1st and 4th November 2022, the GIDRM conducted a practical field and laboratory course on rockfall reconnaissance,…

9th Nov 2022

The 26th Southern African Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-26) was constituted by climate scientists from SADC Member States…

8th Nov 2022

GIDRM & SADC Secretariat at SASDiR’s 5th Biennial Conference As a community of practice for disaster risk reduction in the…

7th Sep 2022

Last week, from 29th August-2nd September 2022, a Strategic Prioritisation Retreat was held by the Southern African Development…

5th Sep 2022

The Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho is the water tower for the Southern African region. Water is Lesotho’s principal natural…

2nd Sep 2022

Gaborone, 22-26 August 2022—This year’s “Botswana Climate Adaptation Week 2022” was co-hosted by the Government of Botswana…

18th Jul 2022

In light of challenges posed by multiple natural and human-made hazards, the climate emergency, growing interdependencies…

7th Jul 2022

Johannesburg, 28-30 June 2022 — The “Southern Africa-Indian Ocean (SA-IO) Disaster Preparedness ECHO and Partners Workshop”…

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