Browsing Jàmbá: 2012 Volume 4 No 1 by Title
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Acknowledgement to reviewers of Volume 4, Issue 1
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Building collaboration through shared actions: the experience of the global network for disaster reduction
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)This article asks how the emergent Global Network for Disaster Reduction has built collaboration and impact. Observation of the network’s journey nuanced the researcher’s initial hypothesis in marked ways. A ‘reflective ... -
Disaster risk reduction through school learners’ awareness and preparedness
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)In 2006, the ISDR (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) (2007) initiated a campaign called Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School to encourage the integration of disaster risk education into school curricula ... -
Drought preparedness, impact and response: a case of the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces of South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)Drought is a major disaster in South Africa in terms of total economic loss and number of people affected. This study investigated and analysed the preparedness, impact of and response by the farming community to the ... -
Evaluating earthquake disaster risk management in schools in Rungwe Volcanic Province in Tanzania
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)This article establishes existing knowledge on earthquakes and coping mechanisms employed in reducing the severity of adverse impacts caused by an earthquake disaster in a specific locality. The purpose of the study was ... -
Flooding, flood risks and coping strategies in urban informal residential areas: the case of Keko Machungwa, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)This article presents findings from a study carried out in Keko Machungwa informal settlement in Dar es Salaam under the auspices of the Disaster Management Training Centre of Ardhi University, Tanzania. The settlement has ... -
Household attitudes and knowledge on drinking water enhance water hazards in peri-urban communities in Western Kenya
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)Ensuring safe drinking water remains a big challenge in developing countries where waterborne diseases cause havoc in many communities. A major challenge is limited knowledge, misinformation and attitudes that work against ... -
Letter from the Editor
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Livelihood resilience and adaptive capacity: a critical conceptual review
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)The concepts resilience and adaptive capacity have gained currency in ecology, climate change, disaster risk reduction and related development discourse; yet there has been almost an absence of clarity in the understanding, ... -
Local governance in disaster risk reduction in Cameroon
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)At the 2005 World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Hyogo, Japan, 168 countries including Cameroon adopted the Hyogo Framework for Action, committing to take action to reduce human and socio-economic disaster ... -
Recurrent drought in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality of the North West Province in South Africa: an environmental justice perspective
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)This article adopts an environmental justice approach to recurrent drought in the North-West Province of South Africa. It is based on a secondary data analysis of a study – of which the author was a research team member – ... -
Short-term shoreline evolution trend assessment: a case study in Glefe, Ghana
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)The growing economic, social and ecological importance of coastal areas in Ghana has increased the challenges associated with sustainably managing the coastal resources. The coastal areas have become more prone and vulnerable ... -
Tracking the evolution of the disaster management cycle: a general system theory approach
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)Officials and scholars have used the disaster management cycle for the past 30 years to explain and manage impacts. Although very little understanding and agreement exist in terms of where the concept originated it is the ...
