Browsing Journals by Author "Mucherera, Blessing"
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Artisanal small-scale mining: Potential ecological disaster in Mzingwane District, Zimbabwe
Ncube-Phiri, Siduduziwe; Ncube, Alice; Mucherera, Blessing; Ncube, Mkhululi (AOSIS Publishing, 2015)Artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) has devastating impacts on the environment, such as deforestation, over-stripping of overburden, burning of bushes and use of harmful chemicals like mercury. These environmental impacts ... -
The complexity of maladaptation strategies to disasters: The case of Muzarabani, Zimbabwe
Ncube-Phiri, Siduduziwe; Chipo, Mundavanhu; Mucherera, Blessing (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)Over the past decade disasters have increased both in complexity and multiplicity, worseningthe plight of vulnerable communities the world over. Many communities have devised copingmechanisms to mitigate the impact, but ... -
Flood survivors’ perspectives on vulnerability reduction to floods in Mbire district, Zimbabwe
Mucherera, Blessing; Mavhura, Emmanuel (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 ...