Independent experts nominated by country party

Mmaphaka Ephraim

Title
Dr.
First name
Mmaphaka Ephraim
Last name
Tau
Gender
Male
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Discipline of Expertise
Agricultural sciences
Anthropology
Biodiversity and ecosystem sciences
Desertification
Environmental sciences/ecology
Forestry
Geography
Geology
Hydrology
Meteorological sciences
Political sciences
Soil science
Other Disciplines
Integrated natural resources management
Area of Focus / South Africa, SADC region
Thematic Areas
Adaptation
Afforestation
Biodiversity
Biomes
Climate change
Climate variability
Communication and awareness
Deforestation
Desertification
Disaster risk management
Drought
Ecological resilience
Ecosystem services
Environmental degradation
Environmental governance
Environmental impact assessment
Environmental policy analysis
Extreme events
Food security
Integrated water resources management
Irrigation
Land restoration/reclamation
Land-climate system
Land-use change
Land-use planning
Livelihood analysis
Monitoring and assessment
Natural hazards
Policy analysis
Population growth
Poverty
Reforestation
Risk assessment
Rural development
Science policy analysis
Social resilience
Sustainable development
Sustainable land management
Traditional knowldege
Vegetation change
Vegetation degradation
Vulnerability
UN languages spoken

English

Geographical Focus
South Africa
Job function
Head
Division
National Disaster Management Centre)
Email
Mmaphakat@gmail.com
Telephone number
+2782 052 9311
Work experience
- Land tenure administration
- Community Development
- Disaster Risk Management Planning and Execution
- Rural Development programme formulation and implementation
- Water use and irrigation development
- Research and strategic knowledge services
- Curriculum development and review
- Business continuity management
- Policy development and legislative drafting and review
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
PhD, Masters X2, Honours, B Degree, Diploma
Number of Publications
4
Publication titles
1. Mmaphaka Tau, Dewald van Niekerk, Per Beker, 2016. An institutional model for collaborative disaster risk management in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region . Page 343. International Journal for Disaster Risk Science. Published online.
2. Mmaphaka Tau, 2014. PhD Thesis. An institutional Model for Collaborative Disaster Risk Management in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, NWU.
3. Mmaphaka Tau, 2008. Masters Dissertation. Disaster preparedness and mitigation using community based methods within Itireleng Settlement: Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
4. Mmaphaka Tau, 2003. An analysis of some trends associated with the communal land tenure systems in the Ditsobotla area of the North West Province.
Other activities
- Southern African Society for Disaster Reduction
- Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa
- Institute of Directors South Africa
- International Association of Wildland Fires
Organisation nature
National Disaster Management
Organisation street address
32 Frangipani Street
Chantelle Ext 16, Akasia
Organisation city
Pretoria
Organisation country
South Africa