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Policy coherence between food security, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in South Africa : a summative content analysis approach
(OASIS, 2022)
Climate change through extreme weather events threatens food security (FS) and the
eradication of poverty. Thus, improving FS will require adapting to the impacts of climate
change as well as reducing the risks of ...
Disaster resilience framework indicators for a city’s disaster resilience planning strategy
(OASIS, 2022)
Determining the level of a city’s disaster resilience and developing a disaster resilience
strategy is an important process towards understanding the current and potential future risk
of cities. However, the process of ...
Ongoing climate crises and obstacles to adaptation: Observations from the Ditsobotla Local Municipality, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)
Adaptation is a key component for fostering resilience amongst farmers as they are
exposed to the challenges caused by climate change. However, the implementation of
adaptation strategies is not equal or easy for most ...
The role of public participation in disaster risk reduction initiatives : the case of Katlehong township
(OASIS, 2022)
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has become a policy priority worldwide and in line with this
trend, the South African Disaster Management Act and National Disaster Management Framework
prioritise DRR in efforts to build ...
Private companies and community collaboration : towards building disaster resilience in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa
(OASIS, 2021)
The responsibility for building community resilience cannot and should not rest with the
public sector alone. It requires all sectors to collaborate for the benefit of the entire community.
Specifically, it is important ...
Disaster resilient village-based approach to disaster risk reduction policy in Indonesia : a regulatory analysis
(OASIS, 2021)
This article will address the disaster resilience village (DRV) approach as a disaster
preparedness method in Indonesia. This scheme became operational in 2012, exactly 5 years
after disaster management legislation was ...
‘Too many mice make no lining for their nest’ – Reasons and effects of parallel governmental structures for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Southern Africa
(OASIS, 2021)
Many African countries face escalating challenges of increasing disaster risk and anticipated
impacts of climate change. Although disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change
adaptation (CCA) are tightly linked and ...
A system dynamics approach for understanding community resilience to disaster risk
(OASIS, 2021)
The Western Cape is a dynamic province that is disaster-prone, particularly the vulnerable
urban communities in and around its environs. Such communities are more vulnerable to
wildfire, flooding, pandemic, natural and ...