Browsing Jàmbá: 2019 Volume 11 No 1 by Title
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The impact of disasters and terrorism on the stock market
(OASIS, 2019)The growing number of negative events worldwide, among them natural disasters, artificial disasters and terrorism, has led the public to focus attention on the impact of such events on the economy and the capital market. ... -
Impacts of flood disasters in Nigeria: a critical evaluation of health implications and management
(OASIS, 2019)Floods lead to tremendous losses of property, infrastructure, business and increased risk of diseases. Floods are also the most frequent natural disasters, affecting over 2.8 billion people in the world and causing over ... -
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 ... -
Indigenous knowledge approach in maintaining a livelihood in the face of disastrous climate change: case of drought in Msinga villages, KwaZulu-Natal
(OASIS, 2019)The aim of this study is to explore and examine the ways of maintaining livelihoods of communities in the face of extreme climatic conditions using indigenous knowledge systems. Special attention was paid to drought ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Linking risk communication and sustainable climate change action: a conceptual framework
(OASIS, 2019)Combating climate change is one of the critical goals under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. This is on account that several of the targets under the climate change action overlap and impinge targets ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Participatory capacities and vulnerabilities assessment: towards the realisation of community-based early warning system for deep-seated landslides
(OASIS, 2019)Existing frameworks of community-based early warning systems (CBEWS) lack focus on its actual implementation. Furthermore, they do not describe how a top-down early warning system (EWS) can be transformed into a CBEWS. ... -
Private water distribution as a potential everyday risk: the case of Goba, Dar es Salaam
(OASIS, 2019)A large number of peri-urban settlements in developing countries, including Goba in Tanzania, fall short of government supplied water. The inability of the Government to budget and prioritise its budget poses a serious ... -
The role of traditional leadership in disaster management and disaster risk governance: a case of Ugu District Municipality by-laws
(OASIS, 2019)Section 151(2) of the Constitution empowers municipalities in South Africa to pass disaster management-related by-laws. Such by-laws should be specific on the role of traditional leaders, owing to their authority and ... -
Small business success: identifying safety hazards and safety risks
(OASIS, 2019)The establishment and growth of the small businesses in South Africa is of vital importance for economic stability and progress in the economy. A key small business management skill comprises occupational health and safety ... -
Small grain production as an adaptive strategy to climate change in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)This article assesses the feasibility of small grains as an adaptive strategy to climate change in the Mangwe District in Zimbabwe. The change in climate has drastically affected rainfall patterns across the globe and in ... -
Sustainability of food production support services offered by Sustainable Agriculture Trust to subsistence farmers in Bikita District, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)In developing countries, food production challenges continue to persist, despite interventions at household levels such as input provision to address farmers’ resource constraints and training in conservation farming to ... -
Traditional knowledge system in disaster risk reduction: exploration, acknowledgement and proposition
(OASIS, 2019)The last 60 years have witnessed advanced technological innovation for disaster risk reduction (DRR) with the invention of high-resolution satellite imagery, digital cartography and modern engineering building techniques ... -
Training on modified model of programme for enhancement of emergency response flood preparedness based on the local wisdom of Jambi community
(OASIS, 2019)The community’s role during a disaster within the first 24–72 hours before having government’s aid is crucial in making the condition under control in a timely manner. Disaster management institution, especially at local ... -
Using geographic information system to evaluate land use and land cover affected by flooding in Adamawa State, Nigeria
(AOSIS, 2019)The impact of natural disaster on land use and/or land cover (LULC) has emerged as a global phenomenon and is perhaps the most significant regional anthropogenic and natural disturbance to the environment. Natural disasters ... -
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. ...
