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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.

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

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
24 to 25 Aug 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Dubai2US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026Lagos2US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026Harare2US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026Kampala2US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000
12 to 13 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000
26 to 27 Oct 2026Online2US$900
2 to 3 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000
21 to 22 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000

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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