Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Disaster risk reduction"
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Academic publishing in disaster risk reduction: past, present, and future
(Wiley, 2020)Nowadays there are approximately 80 Anglophone journals that deal primarily with disaster risk reduction (DRR) and allied fields. This large array signals a sustained, if uneven, growth in DRR scholarship but also competition ... -
Building national and local capacity for disaster risk management in Cameroon
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose – A new framework to support the national and local capacity building plan for disaster risk management (DRM) in Cameroon is presented. For the past 30 years, after the general re-organisation of the civil ... -
The capacity of personnel in disaster risk management in South African municipalities
(AOSIS, 2017)Since 1994, fundamental transformation in South Africa in terms of disaster risk reduction taken place. The transformation process led to the promulgation of the Disaster Management Act (57/2002) (DMA) that introduced a ... -
Disability and disaster risk reduction as an incongruent matrix: lessons from rural Zimbabwe
(AOSIS, 2019)The policy thrust of disaster risk reduction initiatives is in many instances tailored towards able-bodied people. This is at the expense of those challenged in many facets such as physically, mentally and other forms of ... -
Disaster knowledge gaps: exploring the interface between science and policy for disaster risk reduction in Europe
(Springer, 2020)Expert scientific knowledge is fast becoming an integral part of disaster management, and, in the process, is changing the role of science for the reduction of disaster risks at the policy level. Yet science and policy ... -
Exploring the use of experiential learning in promoting the integration of disaster risk reduction into primary school curriculum: a case of Botswana
(AOSIS, 2019)A key imperative of Botswana’s adherence to international, regional and local policy on disaster risk reduction (DRR) relates to creating awareness and an understanding of disaster risk. One avenue of creating an understanding ... -
GIRRL power! Participatory Action Research for building girl-led community resilience in South Africa
(Sage, 2019)This article aims to crystallize the contributions of the Girls in Risk Reduction Leadership (GIRRL) Program in building resilient communities through the integration of adolescent girls into local level decision-making ... -
The GIRRL program: a human rights based approach to disaster risk reduction intervention in Southern Africa
(Elsevier, 2017)Gender equality and female empowerment face many challenges within the Southern Africa region. Failures to ensure equality across all social groups creates pockets of people that face differential access to power and ... -
A normative model for integrating organisations for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation within SADC member states
(Emerald, 2017)Purpose Research has demonstrated that governance of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) have evolved largely in isolation from each other – through different conceptual and institutional ... -
A normative model for integrating organisations for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation within SADC member states
(Emerald, 2017)Purpose Research has demonstrated that governance of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) have evolved largely in isolation from each other – through different conceptual and institutional ...