Browsing Jàmbá: 2018 Volume 10 No 1 by Title
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Access to energy sources in the face of climate change: challenges faced by women in rural communities
(OASIS, 2018)Access to energy is a challenge to rural communities, especially among women who are the prime household energy users. This article is based on research carried out in the Tswapong villages in Botswana where energy sources ... -
Adaptation measures to sustain indigenous practices and the use of indigenous knowledge systems to adapt to climate change in Mutoko rural district of Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2018)This article examines adaptation measures used to sustain indigenous practices and the use of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) to adapt to climate change in Mutoko rural district of Zimbabwe. Community-based adaptation ... -
An analysis of physical vulnerability to flash floods in the small mountainous watershed of Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh province, Indonesia
(OASIS, 2018)Vulnerability is a loss rate perceived from elements at risk owing to the impact of hazards on determined magnitude and frequency. Vulnerability assessment of elements at risk is a critical component in the risk assessment ... -
Climate change and vulnerability discourse by students at a South African university
(OASIS, 2018)Climate change is expected to pose grave consequences to communities around the world. It is predicted that many people, mostly in the developing world, will experience shortages of water and food as well as numerous ... -
Climate-smart agriculture for sustainable agricultural sectors: the case of Mooifontein
(OASIS, 2018)Climate change is an environmental phenomenon with the potential to exacerbate existing disaster risks and cause extensive human, financial and environmental losses. The Mooifontein agricultural region in South Africa is ... -
Community resilience to floods in the coastal zone for disaster risk reduction
(OASIS, 2018)The northern coast of the Central Java province is considered to be the critical area of flood path. The area is vulnerable to floods because of incessant rain and/or sea-level rise, resulting in suffering to people and ... -
Conceptual change of disaster management models: a thematic analysis
(OASIS, 2018)Different models have been proposed for disaster management by researchers and agencies. Despite their efficiency in some locations, disasters are still a fundamental challenge in the way of sustainable development. The ... -
The contribution of indigenous knowledge to disaster risk reduction activities in Zimbabwe: a big call to practitioners
(OASIS, 2018)This article examined the contribution of indigenous knowledge to disaster risk reduction activities in Zimbabwe. The current discourse underrates the use of indigenous knowledge of communities by practitioners when dealing ... -
Delineating risk zones and evaluation of shelter centres for flood disaster management along the Pahang River Basin, Malaysia
(OASIS, 2018)Shelter centres are important locations to safeguard people from helpless situations and are an integral part of disaster risk reduction (DRR), particularly for flood DRR. The establishment of shelter centres, and their ... -
Economic migration and the socio-economic impacts on the emigrant’s family: a case of Ward 8, Gweru Rural district, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2018)Gweru Rural district in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe has witnessed an increasing number of outward migrations of breadwinners, leaving behind a desperate environment for families. This study was motivated by the ... -
The effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation as a strategy for improving quality of life and disaster resilience for children with disability in rural Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2018)The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the community-based rehabilitation (CBR) project in Ward 20 of Chipinge in Zimbabwe and ascertain the positive district changes in the quality of life and disaster ... -
Flooding and poverty: two interrelated social problems impacting rural development in Tsholotsho district of Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2018)Flooding and poverty are the two social problems that have coexisted within the rural communities of Tsholotsho district. As a result, both problems have negatively affected and disrupted the everyday pattern of lives of ... -
A geographic information system-based approach of flood hazards modelling, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India
(OASIS, 2018)From the beginning of civilisation, human beings have preferred living on the river banks which have been the most vulnerable areas of flood hazards and consequent disasters. During the monsoon period, in many developing ... -
Intrinsic vulnerability assessment of shallow aquifers of the sedimentary basin of southwestern Nigeria
(OASIS, 2018)The shallow groundwater of the multi-layered sedimentary basin aquifer of southwestern Nigeria was assessed based on its intrinsic vulnerability property. The vulnerability evaluation involves determining the protective ... -
Making space for experiential knowledge in climate change adaptation? Insights from municipal planning officers in Bohol, Philippines
(OASIS, 2018)Climate change is a global phenomenon that has multiple local effects on people and places. Yet, climate change knowledge often travels uncomfortably across scales and needs constant re-interpretation as it is applied in ... -
Managing flood disasters on the built environment in the rural communities of Zimbabwe: lessons learnt
(OASIS, 2018)This article is about managing flood disasters affecting the built environment in the rural communities of Zimbabwe. Using Tsholotsho district in Matabeleland North province as a case study, the authors argue that flooding ... -
Managing wetlands for disaster risk reduction: a case study of the eastern Free State, South Africa
(OASIS, 2018)This article investigated the knowledge and practice of a nature-based solution to reduce disaster risks of drought, veld fires and floods using wetlands in the eastern Free State, South Africa. A mixed research method ... -
Modelling average maximum daily temperature using r largest order statistics: an application to South African data
(OASIS, 2018)Natural hazards (events that may cause actual disasters) are established in the literature as major causes of various massive and destructive problems worldwide. The occurrences of earthquakes, floods and heat waves affect ... -
The political ecology of stakeholder-driven climate change adaptation: case study from Ntalale ward, Gwanda district, in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2018)Vulnerable rural communities face climate change-related shifts in rainfall patterns, particularly droughts and floods. The study investigated how Ntalale ward households in Gwanda district of Zimbabwe interpret climate ... -
A political economy analysis of decision-making on natural disaster preparedness in Kenya
(OASIS, 2018)Most deaths from natural disasters occur in low- or middle-income countries; among them, countries in the Horn of Africa – where Kenya lies. Between September 2015 and September 2016, 23.4 million people in this region ...