Browsing Jàmbá: 2019 Volume 11 No 1 by Title
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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 ... -
Conflict or consensus? Re-examining crime and disaster
(OASIS, 2019)The debate about whether or not crime – specifically looting – happens after disaster is an enduring debate in the field of disaster studies. Veteran disaster scholars argue that widespread looting only happens during a ... -
Considering flood risk in spatial development planning: a land use conflict analysis approach
(OASIS, 2019)Flooding is the predominant natural hazard observed in Africa, and it often leads to damage to property and losses in human lives. To ensure that the detrimental effects of flooding are kept to a minimum, flood-prone areas ... -
The contribution of small-scale rural irrigation schemes towards food security of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)Smallholder farmers across Zimbabwe have been facing a problem of food insecurity because of climate-induced droughts and lack of effective use of irrigation schemes. Rainfall patterns in the country have become more ... -
Coping and adaptation mechanisms employed by sub-Saharan African migrant women in South Africa
(OASIS, 2019)This article assesses the socio-economic coping and adaptation mechanisms employed by sub-Saharan African migrant women in South Africa using a survey and multi-attribute contingent ratings. The socio-economic and adaptation ... -
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 ... -
Disability and disaster risk reduction as an incongruent matrix: lessons from rural Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)The policy thrust of disaster risk reduction initiatives is in many instances tailored towards able-bodied people. This is at the expense of those challenged in many facets such as physically, mentally and other forms 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 ... -
Drivers for coping with flood hazards: beyond the analysis of single cases
(OASIS, 2019)Flood risks continue to pose serious threats to developing countries with dire ramifications for livelihoods. Yet, contemporary research on determinants for coping with flood hazards is driven mostly by individual cases ... -
Earthquake loss estimation of residential buildings in Bantul regency, Indonesia
(OASIS, 2019)Bantul regency in 2006 had experienced considerable earthquake and suffered many casualties. The factors such as high population density and lack of seismic design of residential buildings in Bantul besides its location ... -
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 ... -
Erratum: vulnerability of Southern Afar pastoralists to climate variability and change, Ethiopia
(OASIS, 2019)The present study was carried out in the Southern Afar region in Ethiopia to assess the vulnerability of pastoral communities to climate change and variability. A household questionnaire survey was employed to collect data ... -
Estimating damage costs of flooding on small- and medium-sized enterprises in Kigali, Rwanda
(OASIS, 2019)In the past, Kigali has frequently experienced heavy rain events. These have often led to flooding, which also affected businesses. In the face of climate change, such events can become more frequent and can threaten ... -
An exploration of the tractability of the objectivist frame of disaster risk in policy implementation in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)Despite the growing evidence pointing towards disaster risk as a social construction, the objectivist frame still dominates the conceptual frameworks constructed around disaster risk in Zimbabwe. As disasters continue to ... -
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 ... -
Factors influencing the resilience of smallholder livestock farmers to agricultural drought in South Africa: implication for adaptive capabilities
(OASIS, 2019)The aim of this study was to determine the factors that influence the resilience of smallholder farming households in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. This study utilised primary data collected from 207 smallholder ... -
Flood risk reduction in the northern coast of Central Java Province, Indonesia: an application of stakeholder’s analysis
(OASIS, 2019)The northern coast of Central Java Province, Indonesia, is considered as the critical area of flooding. The area always suffers from flooding because of heavy rainfall and/or sea level rise. Flooding brings a lot of ... -
Flood vulnerability level analysis as a hydrological disaster mitigation effort in Krueng Jreue Sub-Watershed, Aceh Besar, Indonesia
(OASIS, 2019)The flood phenomenon in the Krueng Jreue Sub-Watershed, Aceh Besar, Indonesia, in recent years indicates biophysical damage to the land. Floods are influenced by factors from biophysical conditions of the land and high ... -
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. ... -
Frequency analysis of agricultural drought of maize in Sabie River catchment in South Africa
(OASIS, 2019)Maize (Zea mays L.) is a staple food in South Africa. Under dryland farming, drought is a major limiting factor for maize production. The yield of maize is drastically reduced when rainfall is limited and erratic during ...
