Initiative to protect all from hazardous weather

Experts from various departments and the private sector met to come up with an Early Warnings for All (EW4All) as South Africa continues to rank among the Southern African countries that are vulnerable to hazardous weather events.

- Marizka Coetzer

The workshop was hosted by various representatives from the National Disaster Management Centre, South African Weather Service, the department of Water and Sanitation, the Council for Geoscience, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and UN and international organisations active in early warning systems as well as private companies.

The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, said the national consultative workshop on EW4All was essential in disaster management of hazardous weather events, including severe floods, droughts, tropical cyclones, storms and heat waves.