Andries Jordaan

• PhD Agric Economics
• Executive Director at Resilience Globale Pty Ltd

Due to the complex and multi-dimensional nature of droughts, it is not possible to assess drought-induced damage and its consequences for various social, economic, and environmental aspects of societies by relying only on a univariate index such as precipitation-based drought indices. The present study aimed to develop a practical and scientific fr...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides information required for preparing a Cabinet memo dealing with improving the disaster management system in South Africa. The strategic objectives and "game breaker" activities result from recommendations abstracted from 85 publications and reports. The research identified seven strategic objectives supported b...

The Value Chain Mapping Project, structured around five pivotal performance areas as outlined in the Terms of Reference (TOR), explores the domain of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The thrust of the project is geared towards scrutinizing historical and existing DRM practices, identify...

DRM value chain in SADC

Description of COVID 19 Response Institutional Arrangements in South Africa

The regular drought episodes in South Africa highlight the need to reduce drought risk by both policy and local community actions. Environmental and socioeconomic factors in South Africa's agricultural system have been affected by drought in the past, creating cascading pressures on the nation's agro-economic and water supply systems. Therefore, un...

Analysis of disaster grant funding in response to COVID 19 in South Africa

Analysis of information management and communication systems in support to COVID 19 response in South Africa

Efficiency of institutional organisations during first 8 months of COVID 19 response in South Africa

Assessment of COVID 19 institutional structures in support of COVID 19 response in South Africa

Institutional arrangements in response to COVID 19 in South Africa

The complex relationship that exists between water resources and agricultural production has been increasing constantly globally. Several factors are interacting to influence the management of water resources making the system complex and dynamic. To increase the understanding of these complex and dynamic systems, relevant tools are needed to ident...

Reason: The article, Mlenga, D.H., Jordaan, A.J. Mandebvu, B., 2019, ‘Monitoring droughts in Eswatini: A spatiotemporal variability analysis using the Standard Precipitation Index’, Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 11(1), a725. https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v11i1.725, published on 03 October 2019 in Jàmbá - Journal of Disaster Risk Studies h...

In the last decade, Eswatini has been affected by moderate to severe droughts, leading to huge impacts on the economic, environmental and societal sectors. The frequency and magnitude of drought have also increased, emphasising on the importance of drought monitoring. In view of the impacts of drought, it is of critical importance to monitor drough...

A bibliometric and network analysis was performed to explore global research publication trends and to investigate relevant policy recommendations in the field of sustainability of natural resources, system dynamics, and systems thinking, to solve water resources issues and enhance water resource management. Overall, 1674 academic research articles...

Managing water and food systems in South Africa is complex given the factors involved in sustainably managing the sector. To ensure sustainable management of water and agricultural systems, equal access to natural resources, and economic equality, the government has implemented policies to regulate the systems and ensure economic growth. However, t...

To develop a sustainable and vibrant agricultural sector capable of meeting the food demands of the growing population, freshwater in agriculture must be used efficiently and effectively to ensure sustainable socio-economic development of the economy. Issues such as climate change, land degradation, water pollution and population growth among other...

Floods are among the global natural disasters that are known to have major negative societal effects. The extent of floods can determine the degree of impact to be made. Floods can cause extensive economic losses, consequently affecting livelihoods, businesses, infrastructures and basic services. This study investigated the impact of floods in comm...

Abstract—Drought is one of the most severe natural disasters with a high risk for human livelihoods. Remote sensing based drought indices can identify dry periods using, e.g., precipitation or vegetation information. Besides frequency, duration, and intensity, the timing of a drought onset and duration are important variables to measure the drought...

Eswatini, as the rest of southern Africa, is being frequented by drought over the last decade, and modelling experts are predicting that drought years will become more and severe. The expected increase in extreme climatic events makes the use of drought indices essential for drought monitoring and early warning. To enable Eswatini to better prepare...

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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) was adopted by 187 countries and offers a tangible agenda for evidence-based policy for disaster risk reduction as an integral part of the overall post-2015 global development agenda. The progress of implementation of the seven Global Sendai Targets at the national level is tracked by a set o...

The spatiotemporal analysis of drought is of great importance to Eswatini as the country has been facing recurring droughts with negative impacts on agriculture, the environment and the economy. In 2016, the country experienced the most severe drought in over 35 years, resulting in food shortages, drying up of rivers as well as livestock deaths. Th...

The spatiotemporal analysis of drought is of great importance to Eswatini as the country has been facing recurring droughts with negative impacts on agriculture, environment and economy. In 2016, the country experienced the most severe drought in over 35 years resulting in food shortages, drying up of rivers as well as livestock deaths. The frequen...

This article assessed job market perceptions of African migrant women in South Africa as an initial and long-term coping and adaptation mechanism using a survey data, Kendall’s coefficient of concordance and Pearson’s chi-square. A questionnaire was used to collect data on demographic, socio-economic characteristics and socio-economic coping and ad...

Agricultural Water Management Scenarios for South Africa

This article assesses the socio-economic coping and adaptation mechanisms employed by sub-Saharan African migrant women in South Africa using a survey and multi-attribute contingent ratings. The socio-economic and adaptation mechanisms were identified using a sustainable livelihood framework, which included political and cultural capital. This stud...

Estimation of ecological drought vulnerability indicators is the important step for drought mitigation management. This article identified and estimated ecological drought vulnerability indicators among communal farmers in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, using an ecological vulnerability index based on a household survey of 121 communal...

Estimation of ecological drought vulnerability indicators is the important step for drought mitigation management. This article identified and estimated ecological drought vulnerability indicators among communal farmers in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, using an ecological vulnerability index based on a household survey of 121 communal...

The present study was conducted in the southern Afar Region in Ethiopia to analyse the trends of land-use and land-cover changes and their drivers in the period 1985 to 2015 using remote sensing, field observation, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. A substantial loss of grassland cover (64.5%), moderate decline of cultivated l...

The present study was carried out in the Southern Afar region in Ethiopia to assess the vulnerability of pastoral communities to climate change and variability. A household questionnaire survey was employed to collect data at a household level. A total of 250 pastoral households were sampled using stratified random sampling. The results revealed th...

This article investigated the knowledge and practice of a nature-based solution to reduce disaster risks of drought, veld fires and floods using wetlands in the eastern Free State, South Africa. A mixed research method approach was used to collect primary data using three data collection tools, namely questionnaires, interviews and field observatio...

The research addresses a serious issue in agricultural risk and disaster management in South Africa.The results of the research provide the basis for a national drought management strategy and provide improved indicators for drought classification and declaration. Provinces currently manage drought disaster declaration and drought response and each...

The research addressed a serious issue in agricultural risk and disaster management in South Africa. The results of the research provided the basis for a national drought management strategy and provided improved indicators for drought classification and declaration. Provinces currently manage drought disaster declaration and drought response and e...

Change in climate and climate extremes are acknowledged as a vital challenge to pastoral production systems. Alternative systems that are accessible to a household in order to make a living could determine the household's resilience at a given point in time. This study was conducted in the Southern Afar region in Ethiopia to understand the resilien...

This article investigated the knowledge and practice of a nature-based solution to reduce disaster risks of drought, veld fires and floods using wetlands in the eastern Free State, South Africa. A mixed research method approach was used to collect primary data using three data collection tools, namely questionnaires, interviews and field observatio...

New drought classification system and indicators for South Africa is explained

Eastern Cape Province in South Africa has experienced extreme drought events during the last decade. In South Africa, different land management systems exist belonging to two different land tenure classes: commercial large scale farming and communal small-scale subsistence farming. Communal lands are often reported to be affected by land degradatio...

Even though the significance of indigenous knowledge in agriculture is internationally recognised, the role thereof in disaster risk reduction in South Africa is not well documented. This article determined the influence of indigenous knowledge in drought risk reduction in O.R. Tambo district of the Eastern Cape province (South Africa). Primary dat...

This paper reviews the transformation opportunities and threats for a resilient society in Africa. The debate about the place and timing of a green economy in Africa is intense and receives attention at all levels of society. Africa is blessed with an abundance of resources, yet its people remain poor and vulnerable to exogenous shocks. New technol...

This paper determines the factors that influence communal farmers' choice of coping strategies to sustain productivity during drought and to determine current adaptation and coping capacities for drought risk in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa using field surveys, structured and semi-structured interviews and a multinomial probit model. T...

A recent forest fire in the Republic of Serbia is discussed concerning classification, legislative framework and fire management, giving a detailed analysis of the forest fire occurrence. Analysing past and predicting future fires are crucial for policy development and forest management practices to prevent and mitigate fires. Fire hazard is discus...

The debate about the place and timing of a green economy in Africa is intense and receive attention at all levels of society. Africa is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, with water unevenly distributed on the Continent, yet its people remain poor and vulnerable to exogenous shocks. New technology imbedded in a green economy and green...

Too often, children’s communication needs are not considered when it comes to important messages – especially concerning disaster risk reduction. Drought has a significant impact on children both mentally and physically, however, they are rarely told how to make themselves more resilient. Messages aimed at drought resilience are mostly presented in...

Calculation of MAL and the development of loss functions are particularly important to the insurance industry since it provides an indication of what is needed during the good years for coverage during dry years. Drought insurance has been too costly and risky for insurance companies until now. Insurers and re-insurers, however, should investigate...

The risk of soil erosion and landslides is one of the main environmental concerns in Southeast Europe. Although predictions are uncertain, changes in precipitation due to climate variability are expected in the south eastern parts of the Pannonian Basin in the Vojvodina region, North Serbia. To gain a clearer understanding of the dynamics involved...

Symposium on migration

This study examined the impact of floods on the livelihoods of the community of the Luhonono area (formally called Schuckmansburg) in the Kabbe constituency in the Zambezi Region of Namibia. The problem identified is the persistent flooding in the Luhonono area, giving rise to the need to look at the impact of floods on the livelihoods of the local...

This study examined the impact of floods on the livelihoods of the community of the Luhonono area (formally called Schuckmansburg) in the Kabbe constituency in the Zambezi Region of Namibia. The problem identified is the persistent flooding in the Luhonono area, giving rise to the need to look at the impact of floods on the livelihoods of the local...

This study examined the impact of floods on the livelihoods of the community of the Luhonono area (formally called Schuckmansburg) in the Kabbe constituency in the Zambezi Region of Namibia. The problem identified is the persistent flooding in the Luhonono area, giving rise to the need to look at the impact of floods on the livelihoods of the local...

The study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices of cholera prevention and preparedness in Ga-Mampuru village (Limpopo, South Africa). Interviewers collected data using a two-pronged method, namely a household questionnaire (open- and closed-ended questions) to assess knowledge and attitudes about cholera and observations to assess practic...

Legislation that governs the health and safety of communities near major-hazard installations in South Africa is largely based on existing legislation that had been developed in the United Kingdom and other European Union countries. The latter was developed as a consequence of several major human-induced technological disasters in Europe. The histo...

Karamoja in Uganda is amongst the most under-development regions of the world. Bordered by an unstable and violent southern Sudan to the north and arid western Kenya to the east, Karamoja is the poorest and driest region in Uganda with chronic food insecurity. This study analyses climate impact and the root causes of food insecurity and concluded t...

This paper determine the factors that influence communal farmers’ choice of coping strategies during drought and to determine current adaptation and coping capacities to drought risk in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa using field surveys and a multinomial probit model. It was found that 44% of farmers used drought resistant crops/breed co...

Literature overview of drought adaptation strategies.

Discussion of different indicators for Drought as a hazard

This research analyses the meteorological impact of dry periods and droughts on the chronic food insecurity status in Karamoja, Uganda. Many blame climate change as the reason for food insecurity but the main conclusion of the research is that climate change is not to blame for food insecurity in Karamoja. Factors such as poor agricultural practice...

This paper describes a collaborative process of identifying and prioritising current and future water research questions from a wide range of water specialists within South Africa. Over 1 600 questions were collected, reduced in number and prioritised by specialists working in water research and practice. A total of 59 questions were finally propos...

Background: The impact and management of HIV/AIDS in Lesotho in the context of disaster management was investigated. Objectives: Lesotho health care workers' perception on HIV/AIDS progression, whether HIV/AIDS was managed as a disaster, and the impact on the demographic profile was investigated. Methods: The empirical investigation included a...

This study assessed the perceived impact of illegal gold mining on the environment and the people of Gwanda District, Zimbabwe. The research applied qualitative and quantitative methods using face-to-face interviews, questionnaires and observations. Purposive sampling techniques were used and 94 respondents were interviewed drawn from informal gold...

Everybody acknowledges climatic extremes and the fact that we will experience future dry and wet periods. It is just a matter of when and how severe. Some blame climate change as the source of recent extreme droughts and floods and much emphasis is placed on climate change research, adaptation to climate change, green agriculture, green economy and...

Public awareness is regarded as one of the disaster management innovative tools and best practices used to achieve disaster risk reduction. Public awareness helps a community to become resilient through awareness of the issues affecting its environment. However, measuring the effectiveness of such campaigns is a difficult task. A case study of th...

Interdisciplinary drought risk assessment provides the true reflection of drought risk by integrating hazard data with adaptation, vulnerability and coping capacity. Traditional methods for drought risk calculation based purely on meteorological extremes do not provide an accurate reflection of disaster drought. Communal farmers in the Northern Cap...

This study sort to identify the prevalent types of conflict and causes, conflict indicators, the role played by these indicators and how conflict undermines Disaster Management activities in Africa.The historical method of data collection was used. Data collected was secondary. Collection involved the researcher visiting various web sites on the in...

This paper reviews the transformation opportunities and threats for a resilient society in Africa. The debate about the place and timing of a green economy in Africa is intense and receives attention at all levels of society. Africa is blessed with an abundance of resources, yet its people remain poor and vulnerable to exogenous shocks. New technol...

Interdisciplinary drought risk assessment provides the true reflection of drought risk by integrating hazard data with adaptation, vulnerability and coping capacity. Traditional methods for drought risk calculation based purely on meteorological extremes do not provide an accurate reflection of disaster drought. Communal farmers in the Northern Cap...

The Elundini program included small-scale livestock farmers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The program's data analyses and the impact on farmers and the economy were evaluated. Since program inception, sheep mortality decreased from >20% to 3%. Lamb weaning rates were approximately one lamb for every two ewes (50%). Farmers' annual income incre...

The Elundini program included small-scale livestock farmers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The program's data analyses and the impact on farmers and the economy were evaluated. Since program inception, sheep mortality decreased from >20% to 3%. Lamb weaning rates were approximately one lamb for every two ewes (50%). Farmers' annual income incre...

Small farmers and other small entrepreneurs have internationally had to cope with serious problems concerning access to finance for their operations. And without finance, it is not possible either to produce surplus products or to market these products; commercial agricultural production and trade, immaterial of how large or small the scale, is imp...

Drought Risk is one of the major threats to sustainable agriculture in South Africa. The Northern Cape province is particularly vulnerable to droughts and the development and implementation of a drought risk reduction strategy is at the core of future sustainable food production. The first phase in the development of a risk reduction plan is the as...

This study identified the level of education, the gap in the expectations of individual community members regarding land ownership and compensation money as factors that might fuel community conflict and therefore limit the development potential of the region. The fact that people are ill-informed regarding the settlement process as well as questio...

This paper proposes a different risk equation from the traditional equation in that the new equation differentiates between the capacities to deal with hazards and vulnerable situations. The paper also proposes a disaster risk assessment framework based on the disaster crunch model. The paper also highlighted the lack of participatory vulnerability...

ABSTRACT The earliest reports of agricultural extension in Italy dated back to 1548, which probably make the extension systems in Italy one of the oldest systems in the world, if not the oldest. History shaped the Italian socio-economic environment and Italians over the past millenniums had to adapt to changing circumstances for survival. South Af...

Some people from the disadvantaged communities may view the opportunity of obtaining their own land as a passport to wealth and prosperity. Others with some experience have stated that the only difference between a small-scale farmer and an inmate in a maximum-security prison is the fact that the small-scale farmer sees his family on a regular basi...

ABSTRACT Beneficiaries of Land Reform programs and new farmers entering an intolerant agricultural environment with challenges unparalleled to previous challenges resulted in the need for audacious actions and plans to support these farmers. Liberization of the agricultural economic environment necessitates efficient management principles with no...