Browsing Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies by Subject "Livelihood"
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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 ... -
Linking rural community livelihoods to resilience building in flood risk reduction in Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)The increasing occurrence of disastrous flooding events and the mounting losses in both life and property values in Zimbabwe have drawn attention to the flooding situation in the country, especially the rural areas. This ... -
Livelihood vulnerability index analysis: An approach to study vulnerability in the context of Bihar
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)Vulnerability is the capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from the impact of natural disasters. Floods add to the distressed conditions of the poor and vulnerable people in Bihar. Floods have a different ... -
Population vulnerability and disaster risk reduction: a situation analysis among the landslide affected communities in Kerala, India
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)Landslides affect at least 15% of the land area of India, exceeding 0.49 million km2. Taking the case of landslide affected communities in the state of Kerala in India, this paper demonstrates that the focus has seldom ... -
The silent victims of humanitarian crises and livelihood (in)security: a case study among migrants in two Chadian towns
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)Once a humanitarian disaster receives coverage in the global media, the international community usually mobilises to reduce the most severe consequences. However people in Chad are experiencing endemic crises that are ...