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Drought and Water Scarcity Contingency Planning for Organisations

Prolonged droughts and municipal water shortages have forced businesses, hospitals and communities across the continent into crisis, from day zero fears in Cape Town to borehole failures in rural districts. This course helps organisations treat water scarcity as a managed emergency rather than a surprise. Delegates build contingency plans covering alternative supply, rationing, critical operations and community obligations.

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What you will be able to do

  • Assess an organisation's exposure to drought, supply interruption and rationing scenarios.
  • Map critical water dependent processes and set minimum operating requirements.
  • Develop alternative supply options including boreholes, storage and trucked water.
  • Design demand reduction, reuse and rationing measures that keep operations running.
  • Plan communication with staff, regulators and surrounding communities during shortages.
  • Build a staged escalation plan linked to reservoir levels and municipal restrictions.

Course outline

  1. 01Understanding drought cycles and supply risk
  2. 02Water dependency and criticality mapping
  3. 03Alternative and emergency supply options
  4. 04Demand reduction, reuse and rationing plans
  5. 05Staged escalation and trigger levels
  6. 06Stakeholder and community communication
  7. 07Testing and maintaining the contingency plan

Who should attend

Business continuity managers, facilities and utilities managers, hospital and municipal administrators, farm managers and emergency planners in water stressed regions.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Accra2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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