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Understanding vulnerability and resilience in Somalia
(OASIS, 2020)
In the recent years, Somalia witnessed a heightened frequency of droughts and conflicts.
This article explores the experiences of Somalis during the 2011 and 2016 crises, examining
the link between vulnerability and ...
Coping with drought: reflection of communal cattle farmers in Umzingwane district in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)
The frequency of drought presents huge challenges to rural farming communities in rural Africa. To circumvent negatives of drought, rural Zimbabwean farmers have devised coping strategies some of which are detrimental to ...
Digital transformation of small and medium enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa : a scoping review
(AOSIS, 2022)
The economic activities of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA) drive much of the region’s economic growth and development. Despite their
importance, SMEs tend to fail in their first two ...
A conservation organisation’s approach to COVID-19 : lessons learned from Madagascar
(OASIS, 2022)
Blue Ventures (BV) works holistically with communities in Madagascar, developing
transformative approaches to catalyse and sustain locally led marine conservation. In response
to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...
Rural vulnerability and institutional dynamics in the context of COVID-19 : a scoping review
(OASIS, 2022)
This study reviewed the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on pre-existing
vulnerabilities in rural communities using the scoping review strategy. It focused on
manuscripts published on the topic in 2020. ...
A rights-based analysis of disaster risk reduction framework in Zimbabwe and its implications for policy and practice
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)
This paper examines closely the institutional arrangements for disaster risk reduction from a rights-based perspective. In Zimbabwe, the disaster risk reduction framework and the ensuing practice have not yet accommodated ...
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 ...
Tool development to measure the resilience of water supply systems in Tanzania : economic dimension
(OASIS, 2021)
The world has experienced devastating disasters causing severe human life and economic losses,
which is estimated to be 68.5% of the global economic losses between 2005 and 2017. Natural
disasters are of great concern – ...
Evoking the epistemology of climate governance through indigenous knowledge systems for sustainable development in rural Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2021)
This article seeks to establish the role of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in climate
governance in pursuit of sustainable development in rural Zimbabwe. Rural communities
in the developing world suffer the most from ...
The post-war era in Nigeria and the resilience of Igbo communal system
(OASIS, 2021)
The Igbo people survived a civil war that raged between 1967 and 1970 and that devastated
their land and reduced their population because of more than three million deaths. They
were confronted with the challenges of ...