Veerkragtigheid begin tuis: die nasionale rampreduksiedag het begin Resilience starts at home: national disaster reduction day begins

Die Internasionale Dag vir Rampreduksie (IDDR) word jaarliks op 13 Oktober gevier. Die Verenigde Nasies het dit in 1989 ingestel om bewustheid van risiko's en rampvoorkoming te bevorder. Vanjaar vind die nasionale herdenking op 13 en 14 Oktober by die ANEW Resort in White River, Mbombela (Mpumalanga) plaas, onder leiding van Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa van Koöperatiewe Regering en Tradisionele Sake (CoGTA). The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) is observed annually on 13 October. The United Nations established it in 1989 to promote awareness of risk and disaster prevention. This year's national commemoration takes place on 13 and 14 October at the ANEW Resort in White River, Mbombela (Mpumalanga), led by Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA).

Die tema is “Resilience Starts at Home: Building Resilient Communities through Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action.” The theme is “Resilience Starts at Home: Building Resilient Communities through Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action.”

DG Mbulelo Tshangana van CoGTA het op Dag 1 gevra vir meer belegging in voorkoming, en gesê veerkragtigheid moet gebou word voordat rampe tref. Dit begin wanneer huishoudings en gemeenskappe hul risiko's verstaan, aan beplanning deelneem en optree om kwesbaarheid te verminder. DG Mbulelo Tshangana of CoGTA called on Day 1 for more investment in prevention, saying resilience must be built before disasters strike. It begins when households and communities understand their risks, take part in planning and act to reduce vulnerability.

Hy het gepleit dat rampreduksie in ontwikkelingsbeplanning, dienslewering en infrastruktuurbelegging ingebou word, met sterker vroeëwaarskuwingstelsels, munisipale kapasiteit en gemeenskapsdeelname. He called for disaster reduction to be built into development planning, service delivery and infrastructure investment, with stronger early-warning systems, municipal capacity and community participation.

Dr Elias Sithole, hoof van die Nasionale Rampbestuursentrum (NDMC), het gesê veerkragtigheid is die vermoë van gemeenskappe, instellings en stelsels om risiko's te voorsien, kwesbaarheid te verminder en te herstel. Klimaatsverandering, verstedeliking en verouderende infrastruktuur verhoog rampgevaar — daarom staan plaaslike regering sentraal. Dr Elias Sithole, head of the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), said resilience is the ability of communities, institutions and systems to anticipate risk, reduce vulnerability and recover. Climate change, urbanisation and ageing infrastructure raise disaster risk — which is why local government is central.

Wat jy tuis in Oudtshoorn kan doen: ken jou noodnommers en stoor dit in jou foon. Maak 'n gesinsplan — waar ontmoet julle as julle nie tuis is nie? Maak droë gras en rommel om die huis skoon teen brandgevaar. Pak 'n noodsak: water, kos, medikasie, dokumentekopieë, sakligt. Kyk na bejaardes, kinders en bure met gestremdhede — veerkragtigheid sluit almal in. Ken jou naaste vroeëwaarskuwing: weerberigte en munisipale kennisgewings. What you can do at home in Oudtshoorn: know your emergency numbers and save them on your phone. Make a family plan — where will you meet if you're not at home? Clear dry grass and clutter around the house against fire risk. Pack an emergency bag: water, food, medication, copies of documents, a torch. Check on the elderly, children and neighbours with disabilities — resilience includes everyone. Know your nearest early warning: weather reports and municipal notices.