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The 2nd edition of the Climate Risk and Vulnerability handbook was launched on 5 October at the CSIR 6th Biennial Conference in Pretoria. Highlighting the costs of weather-related disasters between 1980 and 2015 in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), this latest rendition of the critically acclaimed handbook points out that the costs of damages amounted to 10 billion USD, affecting millions of people.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, addressed scientists, engineers and researchers from public and private sector at the 6th CSIR Conference that took place on 5 and 6 October 2017 at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria. Minister Rob Davies emphasised that in order for South Africa to be globally competitive, it needs to find new ways of boosting the economy through industrial development.
Presentations for download:
- Day 1 presentations: 5 October 2017
- Day 2 presentations: 6 October 2017
The CSIR has published guidelines for the provision of social facilities in South African settlements. These are for use in the planning and development of social facilities locally in towns, cities and provinces.
The CSIR website made its mark at the SA Publications Forum Awards by taking the 2nd runner-up spot in the Best Corporate Website category, while the careers edition of the ScienceScope was a finalist in the Best Design and Best External Magazine category. The ScienceScope also received certificates of excellence in design and communication.
The CSIR and Uber have signed a collaboration agreement to share expertise on the use of Uber transactional data and city transport models to help cities to plan better, including the effective evaluation of where transport infrastructure investments are most needed. South Africa has a transport-intensive economy and requires infrastructure and services that need to serve a dynamic population that include many people who are still being excluded from optimal participation in the economy due to transport barriers.
The CSIR has completed research into making mining gear, in particular, self-contained self-rescuers, more suitable for the female form.
Light metals experts at the CSIR have been instrumental in product development and improvement of light metal manufacturing processes.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS), an entity of the Department of Environmental Affairs, and the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC), funded by the Department of Science and Technology under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) aimed at supporting the two organisations in delivering on their mandates.
Researchers from the CSIR are teaching the community of Stinkwater, in Gauteng, how to make their drinking water safe.