Browsing Jàmbá: 2014 Volume 6 No 1 by Title
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The impact of flood disasters on child education in Muzarabani District, Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)The increase in flood intensity and frequency poses a threat to community infrastructure and affects the total well-being of children in regard to: access to food, health, school attendance, access to clean water and ... -
Increasing risk of glacial lake outburst floods as a consequence of climate change in the Himalayan region
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)The greater Himalayan Mountains host the largest snow covered area outside the polar regions and serves as the source for some of the major fluvial systems of the world. The region acts as the lifeline for approximately ... -
Landslide susceptibility on selected slopes in Dzanani, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)Inherent soil properties and anthropogenic activities on slope faces are considered potential recipes for landslide occurrence. The objectives of this study were to physically characterise unconsolidated soils and identify ... -
Livelihood vulnerability index analysis: An approach to study vulnerability in the context of Bihar
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)Vulnerability is the capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from the impact of natural disasters. Floods add to the distressed conditions of the poor and vulnerable people in Bihar. Floods have a different ... -
Perceptions on climate change and its impact on livelihoods in Hwange district, Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)This study investigated perceptions of rural communities on climate change and its impacts on livelihoods. The research was conducted in the semi-arid Hwange district in Matebelel and North province of Zimbabwe. The ... -
A revision of communication strategies for effective disaster risk reduction: A case study of the South Durban basin, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)The study examined how effective forms of communication are, or could be, impacting themore traditional forms of emergency and disaster management communication throughthe print and electronic media and how an integrated ... -
Understanding disaster governance: An anthropological Francophone contribution [Book review]
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)No abstract available
