Browsing Jàmbá: 2019 Volume 11 No 1 by Issue Date
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The implications of population growth and climate change on sustainable development in Bangladesh
(AOSIS, 2019)Bangladesh is characterised by its large population on a small land, rapid and unplanned urbanisation, rising urban inequalities, food and nutritional insecurity and lower level of resilience to climate change. These ... -
Natural hazard mitigation strategies review: Actor–network theory and the eco-based approach understanding in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)This paper presents the literature reviewed on the evolution of the natural hazard mitigation perspective and an overview of its progression to date. The article uses information taken from diverse sources such as a globally ... -
Ecological vulnerability indicators to drought: case of communal farmers in Eastern Cape, South Africa
(OASIS, 2019)Estimation of ecological drought vulnerability indicators is the important step for drought mitigation management. This article identified and estimated ecological drought vulnerability indicators among communal farmers ... -
Here comes the water: risk assessments, observation and knowledge of Ompundja village
(AOSIS, 2019)Floods in Namibia are more pronounced than drought or any other natural disaster. Ompundja village in northern central Namibia has experienced severe flooding over the last decade since the village is a catchment area of ... -
Disaster risk reduction in Iraq
(OASIS, 2019)Iraq is at risk of multiple hazards including both natural and man-made calamities. Little effort had been made before 2003 to address the disaster risk; even though many legislations enacted to provide a relief in the ... -
Following the footsteps: Urbanisation of Wa Municipality and its synergism in risk accumulation, uncertainties and complexities in urban Ghana
(OASIS, 2019)Global demographic characteristics have witnessed a significant shift with more than half of the world’s population crossing the rural–urban threshold in 2008. In Ghana, the 2010 census report revealed 50.9% urban population. ... -
Are cash transfers the panacea to local involvement in humanitarian decision-making? Evidence from World Vision projects in Umzingwane
(OASIS, 2019)Cash transfers are increasingly becoming a preferred mode of alleviating human suffering particularly in drought-affected communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The transition from conditional to unconditional cash transfer ... -
Community-based approach for a flood preparedness plan in Malaysia
(OASIS, 2019)Floods have caused inevitable major disasters around the world as well as in Malaysia. This paper demonstrates that lessons can be taken from the previous flood disasters when developing an effective flood preparedness ... -
Exploring the use of experiential learning in promoting the integration of disaster risk reduction into primary school curriculum: a case of Botswana
(OASIS, 2019)A key imperative of Botswana’s adherence to international, regional and local policy on disaster risk reduction (DRR) relates to creating awareness and an understanding of disaster risk. One avenue of creating an understanding ... -
Challenges faced by rural people in mitigating the effects of climate change in the Mazungunye communal lands, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)The phenomenon of climate change is one of the most contested and debated concepts globally. Some governments still deny the existence of climate change and its impact on rural–urban areas around the world. However, the ... -
Application of the force-field technique to drought vulnerability analysis: a phenomenological approach
(OASIS, 2019)Drought events are integral parts of climate variability. Over 80% of the Basotho population’s livelihood is dependent on rain-fed agriculture. This current study used force-field project management technique for drought ... -
Adapting to climate change: reflections of peasant farmers in Mashonaland West Province of Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)Climate change is projected to have negative impacts on agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa and this is likely to continue for decades, unless adaptation measures are implemented. The changing climate is a global ... -
Asset vulnerability analytical framework and systems thinking as a twin methodology for highlighting factors that undermine efficient food production
(OASIS, 2019)Food production in developing countries has been highly susceptible to both climatic and nonclimatic stressors. To identify the factors that prevent the rural poor from producing food efficiently, various participatory ... -
Vulnerability of growing cities to solid waste-related environmental hazards: the case of Mthatha, South Africa
(OASIS, 2019)The rising prevalence of the failure of fast-growing cities’ waste authorities to account for solid waste service function and provide effective solid waste systems poses serious environmental hazards and health risks. ... -
Measuring social vulnerability to natural hazards at the district level in Botswana
(OASIS, 2019)Social vulnerability to natural hazards has become a topical issue in the face of climate change. For disaster risk reduction strategies to be effective, prior assessments of social vulnerability have to be undertaken. ... -
Beyond the plan: how land use control practices influence flood risk in Sekondi-Takoradi
(OASIS, 2019)Using a pragmatic philosophical underpinning, this article analyses how land use planning actions and inactions contribute to flood risk creation in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. In recent times, the planning system in Ghana ... -
Accessing seasonal weather forecasts and drought prediction information for rural households in Chirumhanzu district, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)Seasonal weather forecasts and drought hazard prediction through media sources and indigenous knowledge help provide an understanding of early warning systems and the preferred source information by rural households. This ... -
Is the Indonesian disaster response budget correlated with disaster risk?
(OASIS, 2019)This study investigates the correlation between disaster budget, index of disaster risks and the population of 23 districts in the Aceh province, northern Indonesia. It also explores how the budget for disasters is proposed ... -
Integrating Standard Precipitation Index and Normalised Difference Vegetation Index for near-real-time drought monitoring in Eswatini
(OASIS, 2019)Eswatini, as the rest of southern Africa, is being frequented by drought over the last decade, and modelling experts are predicting that drought years will become more and severe. The expected increase in extreme climatic ... -
Monitoring droughts in Eswatini: a spatiotemporal variability analysis using the Standard Precipitation Index
(OASIS, 2019)The spatiotemporal analysis of drought is of great importance to Eswatini as the country has been facing recurring droughts with negative impacts on agriculture, the environment and the economy. In 2016, the country ...