Browsing Journals by Subject "Floods"
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Assessment of community-based flood early warning system in Malawi
(OASIS, 2022)One of the major natural hazards the world is facing these days are floods. Malawi has not been spared. Floods have affected the countries’ socio-economic developmental plans. River gauges have been installed along major ... -
Between drought and deluge: A history of water provision to Beaufort West, ca. 1858-1955
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2020)Beaufort West was the first rural town in South Africa to receive municipal status as early as 1837. Situated in the arid interior of the country, the town has struggled with water provision and sufficient water supplies ... -
Cities and floods: a pragmatic insight into the determinants of households’ coping strategies to floods in informal Accra, Ghana
(OASIS, 2019)Floods are common events that confront many cities in the developing world. Ghana, a developing country, is persistently challenged with flood events, especially in its major cities. In informal Accra, for instance, despite ... -
The December 2004-January 2005 floods in the Garden Route region of the Southern Cape, South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)The December 2004-January 2005 floods in the Garden Route region of the Southern Cape in South Africa have had a significant impact on local development and economic activities, tourism products andlocal institutions. This ... -
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 ... -
Effect of disaster training on knowledge regarding flood risk management amongst families with older people
(OASIS, 2022)The elderly population is of utmost importance amongst vulnerable populations during disasters because they experience reduced functional abilities, cognitive disturbance, dementia, weak physical conditions and various ... -
Flood risk perception, disaster preparedness and response in flood-prone urban communities of Rivers State
(OASIS, 2022)Rapid urbanisation is contributing to increasing societal vulnerability to disaster. This study aimed at exploring the perception on flood risk and ascertaining the determinants of disaster preparedness among residents ... -
Flood survivors’ perspectives on vulnerability reduction to floods in Mbire district, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2020)Disasters result from the interactions of hazards and vulnerability conditions. Considering the perspectives of survivors of a disaster event is critical for reducing the progression of vulnerability conditions. The Mbire ... -
Guiding developments in flood-prone areas: challenges and opportunities in Dire Dawa city, Ethiopia
(OASIS, 2018)One of the biggest challenges that developing countries are facing today is the management of development in flood-prone areas. Ethiopia is no exception, as it has suffered perennial floods in different parts of the country ... -
Identifying hydro-meteorological events from precipitation extremes indices and other sources over northern Namibia, Cuvelai Basin
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)Worldwide, more than 40% of all natural hazards and about half of all deaths are the result of flood disasters. In northern Namibia flood disasters have increased dramatically over the past half-century, along with associated ...
