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By Hugo Melo

Africa: South African National Disaster Management Centre

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An increase in disaster declarations due to floods and storms in South Africa prompted the National Disaster Management Centre to appoint independent consultants to assist with verifying disaster damage to uninsured infrastructure. Since 2011, SRK has carried out verification projects in seven Provinces and has been appointed to develop a GIS-based management tool for monitoring and evaluating all recovery and mitigation projects the Treasury has funded since 2010.