Browsing Jàmbá: 2013 Volume 5 No 2 by Title
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Disaster risk management: disciplinary status and prospects for a unifying theory
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)The purpose of this paper is to explore the disciplinary status of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) as an emerging, applied, social science and to consider prospects for the establishment of a unifying theory or philosophical ... -
Disasters in ‘development’ contexts: contradictions and options for a preventive approach
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)The relations of development and disaster offer a starting point for an overview of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in African contexts. A social vulnerability approach is adopted with its goal of improving conditions for ... -
Dynamics of configuring and interpreting the disaster risk script: experiences from Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)People in Zimbabwe have been faced with disasters in different forms and at various levels. When people experience hazard events and disasters, they perceive these phenomena through lenses that are largely shaped by their ... -
An exploration of the role of communication during the in-crisis situation
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)‘The critical component in crisis management is communication’, but somehow the vague concept of ‘communication‘ is always cited as a problem in in-crisis situations. Furthermore, available corporate communication literature ... -
A framework for rapid impact assessment woth special reference to wildfires
(OASIS, 2013)Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technology is a powerful tool that can support decision-making in all the facets of disaster risk management. Being at the centre of all disaster risk management functions, GIS ... -
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 ... -
Investigating the significance of disaster information management
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)Disaster information informs disaster risk management interventions. However, it is the systematic management of this key resource that has not yet been fully embraced. In some cases, information is still haphazardly ... -
Land tenure insecurity, vulnerability to climate-induced disaster and opportunities for redress in southern Africa
(OASIS, 2013)Land tenure is an important variable impacting on vulnerability to climate-related disaster. Land tenure insecurity is widespread in southern Africa and manifests itself in a number of ways that accentuate vulnerability ... -
Local communities and health disaster management in the mining sector
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)Mining activities throughout the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have impacted on the health and safety of mining communities for many decades. Despite the economic contribution of mining to surrounding ... -
Managing corporate identities of non-profit organisations in the social welfare sector
(OASIS, 2013)Present-day South Africa is characterised by many societal and developmental issues, such as HIV awareness and prevention, child-headed households, environmental protection, poverty alleviation, violence and victim aid. ... -
Parallel structures for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Southern Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)During the last decade, the interest of the international community in the concepts of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation has been growing immensely. Even though an increasing number of scholars seem to ... -
Preliminary assessment of the gender aspects of disaster vulnerability and loss of human life in South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)South Africa has reached a medium level of human development and has a heterogeneous situation with respect to disaster risk management. In this article, a preliminary assessment of the gender aspects of disaster vulnerability ... -
‘Prevention is better than cure’: assessing Ghana’s preparedness (capacity) for disaster management
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)This article examines and contributes to the debate on Ghana’s capacity and preparedness to respond to disasters and build safer communities. Having witnessed a series of catastrophic events in recent times, many have ... -
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 ... -
Synergies across the natural resources management fields in Southern Africa: disaster risk reduction and One Health
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)For various reasons, Southern Africa may be considered the playground as well as the thinking tank for many theories and practices in the natural resources management field. History has contributed to reshape conservation ... -
Views from the frontline: a critical assessment of local risk governance in South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)In 2005 the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction introduced the ‘Hyogo Framework for Action’ (HFA) aimed at mainstreaming disaster risk reduction. Subsequently, the ‘Global Network for Disaster ...