Disaster management is one of the greatest development challenges facing Africa. The devastating impact of disasters, natural and human-caused, cuts across all sectors of society and the economy, and threatens to blunt the expected achievements of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). NEPAD, an agenda of the African Union, has expected outcomes of economic growth and development, increased employment, and reduction in poverty and inequality, but these cannot be achieved without appropriate disaster management and planning, and early warning... More