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  Formal regulation of third party litigation funding agreements? A South African perspective 

  Khoza, Mpho Justice (PER/PELJ, 2018)

  In South Africa third party litigation funding agreement as a tool that provides access to justice is not legislated with regard to non-lawyers. This article is based on research conducted to determine whether regulating ...
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  Preserving the integrity of medical-related Information – How "Informed" is consent? 

  Njotini, Mzukisi Niven (PER/PELJ, 2018)

  Health care services are recognised as a right. These services are available to "everyone" who needs them. This availability ensures that users, that is, persons who receive treatment in a health establishment or who are ...
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  African organic product standards for the African continent? Prospects and limitations 

  Lim Tung, Odile Juliette (PER/PELJ, 2018)

  Organic agriculture is a sustainable agricultural system with high environmental protection and animal welfare. In 2015, the world organic agriculture covered 50.9 million hectares with Oceania as the biggest regional ...
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  The reasonable accommodation of employees with cancer and their right to privacy in the workplace 

  Maimela, Charles (PER/PELJ, 2018)

  The duty of employers to reasonably accommodate employees living with disabilities is fundamental and is invoked on a daily basis in response to various health conditions which employees experience, such as cancer. While ...
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  Exposing the profiteers of globalisation, disaster, conflict and detention 

  Von Meding, Jason K. (AOSIS Publishing, 2016)
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  A review of children’s participation in disaster risk reduction 

  Muzenda-Mudavanhu, Chipo (AOSIS Publishing, 2016)

  Children are often excluded from disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities, yet they are one of the most vulnerable groups to disasters. As a result, they experience physical, psychological and educational vulnerabilities. ...
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  Coastal erosion management in Accra: combining local knowledge and empirical research 

  Appeaning Addo, Kwasi; Appeaning Addo, Irene (AOSIS Publishing, 2016)

  Coastal erosion along the Accra coast has become a chronic phenomenon that threatens both life and property. The issue has assumed a centre stage of national debate in recent times because of its impact on the coastal ...
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  Indigenous practices of environmental sustainability in the Tonga community of southern Zambia 

  Kanene, Kennedy M. (AOSIS Publishing, 2016)

  Culture plays a significant role in conserving the environment. The purpose of this study was to explore the measures that have been employed by the Tonga people of southern Zambia to sustain their local biophysical ...
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  Inadequate stakeholder management and its effect on a coherent sinkhole risk management strategy: the case of the Merafong Local Municipality, South Africa 

  Moshodi, Tshepo; Coetzee, Christo; Fourie, Kristel (AOSIS Publishing, 2016)

  The Merafong Local Municipality (MLM) has historically suffered financial and human losses because of the presence of dolomite and the consequent formation of sinkholes. There is a great need for the MLM to address the ...
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  Application of Standardized Precipitation Index to assess meteorological drought in Bangladesh 

  Mondol, Anarul H.; Das, Subash C.; Islam, Nurul (AOSIS Publishing, 2016)

  Bangladesh is one of the vulnerable countries of the world for natural disasters. Drought is one of the common and severe calamities in Bangladesh that causes immense suffering to people in various ways. The present research ...
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  Developing a community-centred malaria early warning system based on indigenous knowledge: Gwanda District, Zimbabwe 

  Macherera, Margaret; Chimbari, Moses J. (AOSIS Publishing, 2016)

  Malaria continues to be a major public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa despite efforts that have been made to prevent and control the disease for many decades. The knowledge on prediction and occurrence of the disease ...
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  Public health policy in a time of change and disaster in South Africa: 1910–1920 

  Bain, Edwin G.; Venter, Jan (AOSIS Publishing, 2016)

  With the establishment of the Union of South Africa in 1910, the central focus of the newly appointed government was to alter and consolidate the policies of the pre-Union colonies that differed materially in many respects ...
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  Public and private partnership in disaster risk management 

  Eyerkaufer, Marino L.; Lima, Fabiana S.; Gonçalves, Mirian B. (AOSIS Publishing, 2016)

  Private and public partnerships are defended by both guidelines for action and legal frameworks for disaster risk management. The objective of this study is to identify a framework for action that allows joint collaborative ...
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  Onshore preparedness for hazardous chemical marine vessel accidents: a case study 

  Illiyas, Faisel T.; Mohan, Keshav (AOSIS Publishing, 2016)

  Hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) are widely transported in marine vessels to reach every part of the world. Bulk transportation of hazardous chemicals is carried out in tank container–carrying cargo ...
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  Quantitative risk analysis using vulnerability indicators to assess food insecurity in the Niayes agricultural region of West Senegal 

  Diack, Mateugue; Loum, Macoumba; Diop, Cheikh T.; Holloway, Ailsa (OASIS, 2017)

  There is an increasing need to develop indicators of vulnerability and adaptive capacity to determine the robustness of response strategies over time and better understand the underlying processes. This study aimed to ...
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  Fish farming as an innovative strategy for promoting food security in drought risk regions of Zimbabwe 

  Shava, Elvin; Gunhidzirai, Constance (OASIS, 2017)

  This article examines the implementation of fish farming as an innovative and economic strategy for promoting food security and dietary diversities among vulnerable households in drought risk areas of Zimbabwe. The declining ...
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  The adaptive capacity of smallholder mixed-farming systems to the impact of climate change: the case of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa 

  Mthembu, Nonhlanzeko N.; Zwane, Elliot M. (OASIS, 2017)

  Climate change poses a serious threat to efforts by developing countries to ensure food security and poverty reduction. The National Development goals of South Africa envisage the agricultural sector as a key driver for ...
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  Vulnerability of human settlements to flood risk in the core area of Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria 

  Salami, Rafiu O.; Von Meding, Jason K.; Giggins, Helen (OASIS, 2017)

  Flood disasters continue to wreak havoc on the lives of millions of people worldwide, causing death and massive economic losses. In most African cities, residents and their assets are among the most vulnerable to flood ...
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  Cointegration analysis of vulnerability index and standardised precipitation index in Mafeteng district, Lesotho 

  Hlalele, Bernard M. (OASIS, 2017)

  Given the high poverty levels in Africa, with most countries’ economy and populations’ livelihood dependent on rain-fed agriculture, land degradation among other environmental hazards has proven to be a major threat to ...
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  The impact of climate change on food security in South Africa: current realities and challenges ahead 

  Masipa, Tshepo S. (OASIS, 2017)

  This article aims to examine the impact of climate change on food security in South Africa. For this purpose, the article adopted a desktop study approach. Previous studies, reports, surveys and policies on climate change ...

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