Browsing Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies by Subject "Disaster risk reduction"
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Challenges to disaster risk reduction: a study of stakeholders’ perspectives in Imizamo Yethu, South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2011)South Africa is a complex and dynamic society, with overwhelming and increasing problems with disaster risk in the vulnerable urban communities in and around its rapidly growing metropolitan centres. The purpose of this ... -
The complexity of maladaptation strategies to disasters: The case of Muzarabani, Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)Over the past decade disasters have increased both in complexity and multiplicity, worseningthe plight of vulnerable communities the world over. Many communities have devised copingmechanisms to mitigate the impact, but ... -
Contingency planning in southern Africa: Events rather than processes?
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)With the increasing frequency, magnitude and impact of disasters, there is growing focus on contingency planning as a tool for enhancing resilience. Yet, there is little empirical evidence that reflects on the practice of ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Field note from Pakistan floods: preventing future flood disasters
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2011)Unusually heavy monsoon rains in Northern Pakistan have caused disproportionate levels of extreme flooding and unprecedented flood losses across the entire Indus River basin. Extensive land use changes and environmental ... -
Governance of disaster risk reduction in Cameroon: the need to empower local government
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)The impact of natural hazards and/or disasters in Cameroon continues to hit local communities hardest, but local government lacks the ability to manage disaster risks adequately. This is partly due to the fact that the ... -
Grasping the hydra: the need for a holistic and systematic approach to disaster risk reduction
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)This article stresses the significance of recognising interdependencies between factors determining disaster risk in any attempts to integrate disaster risk reduction in international development cooperation. It bases its ...