Browsing Jàmbá: 2019 Volume 11 No 3 by Title
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Gender mainstreaming: a lasting solution to disaster risk reduction
(OASIS, 2018)Disasters threaten resources as well as displace millions of people globally. It is undisputable that disasters have gender dimensions. However, most African countries are still lagging behind as far as the holistic ... -
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 ... -
Participatory approach to flood disaster management in Thohoyandou
(OASIS, 2018)In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift in research from ‘top-down’ directives to ‘bottom-up’ planning. Thus, there has been a change from imposing strategies to a participatory approach by indigenous people. This ... -
Regulatory and policy implications of sand mining along shallow waters of Njelele River in South Africa
(OASIS, 2018)The ever-increasing interest in mining of sand in shallow waters of many rural rivers on the one hand and the growing concern for the environment on the other underscore the need to develop better management policies that ... -
Rural transport and climate change in South Africa: converting constraints into rural transport adaptation opportunities
(OASIS, 2018)This study explored the implications of climate change for rural transport in South Africa. The article was seeking to convert existing rural transport adaptation constraints into rural transport adaptation opportunities. ... -
Social work assessment of climate change: case of disasters in greater Tzaneen municipality
(OASIS, 2018)Climate-change-induced disasters such as floods, heavy storms, tornadoes and extreme lightning are becoming more frequent in Africa generally and in South Africa specifically. Several factors contribute to Africa’s high ...