The DIMA is built from the Disaster Management Information Project (DMIP), a project that was launched by SARDC in 1995, with the aim of providing accessible and accurate information on disasters in southern Africa. This was achieved through documentation and dissemination of existing and new technical and non-technical, and published and grey literature on measures for the assessment, prediction and mitigation of both natural and human-caused disasters. The DMIP was updated in 2002 through a joint ISDR and SARDC initiative under the project Strengthening Disaster Information Management in Africa. It now contains:
In addition to the above, the two institutions continue to raise awareness on disaster issues in Africa through articles and publications. |