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Climate change adaptation strategies and their predictors amongst rural farmers in Ambassel district, Northern Ethiopia
(OASIS, 2021)The present study was conducted in Ambassel district of Northern Ethiopia to understand adaptation strategies employed by rural farmers to the adverse effects of climate change and variability and factors that determine ... -
Climate change and vulnerability discourse by students at a South African university
(OASIS, 2018)Climate change is expected to pose grave consequences to communities around the world. It is predicted that many people, mostly in the developing world, will experience shortages of water and food as well as numerous ... -
Climate change in semi-arid Malawi: Perceptions, adaptation strategies and water governance
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)Climate change and variability are a threat to sustainable agricultural production in semi-arid areas of Malawi. Overdependence on subsistence rain-fed agriculture in these areas calls for the identification of sustainable ... -
Climate change knowledge, concerns and experiences in secondary school learners in South Africa
(OASIS, 2022)Climate change poses a major threat to the future of today’s youth. Globally, young people are at the forefront of climate change activism. Their ability to engage, however, depends on the level of knowledge of climate ... -
Climate change, household vulnerability and smart agriculture: The case of two South African provinces
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)The impact of climate-change disasters poses significant challenges for South Africa, especially for vulnerable rural households. In South Africa, the impact of climate change at the local level, especially in rural areas, ... -
Climate change: A threat towards achieving ‘Sustainable Development Goal number two’ (end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture) in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)This article aims to assess the impacts of climate change towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal number two (SDG 2) as well as examining the poverty alleviation strategies by subsistence farmers in South ... -
Climate-smart agriculture for sustainable agricultural sectors: the case of Mooifontein
(OASIS, 2018)Climate change is an environmental phenomenon with the potential to exacerbate existing disaster risks and cause extensive human, financial and environmental losses. The Mooifontein agricultural region in South Africa is ... -
Coastal erosion management in Accra: combining local knowledge and empirical research
(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 ... -
Cointegration analysis of vulnerability index and standardised precipitation index in Mafeteng district, Lesotho
(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 ... -
Collaborative risk governance in informal urban areas: The case of Wallacedene temporary relocation area
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) is an emancipatory approach that aims to empower local communities in reducing their own risks. A community risk assessment (CRA) is an essential element of CBDRM, incorporating ... -
Combating HIV and/or AIDS: A challenge to Millennium Development Goals for disaster managers in the Southern African Development Community
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)Disaster management is a process of planning and implementation of measures involving multiple disciplines and sectors; hence Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) cannot go unnoticed. Approximately 189 member states agreed ... -
Comic worksheets for integrated disaster risk reduction learning in the subject of Geography
(OASIS, 2021)Indonesian students have limited visual learning capacity. Low literacy of such students has gained the researcher’s attention in developing their literacy through comic worksheets. The researcher created comic worksheets ... -
Communal farming, climate change adaptation and the media in Zimbabwe
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)Climate change is destroying Zimbabwean communal farmers’ agricultural activities – a source of living for most people. As communal farmers struggle to adapt, the media is expected to assume a fundamental theoretical role ... -
Communication management during the veld fires of 23 August 2011 in the Tlokwe Local Municipality: a cautionary tale
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)Background: A veld fire disaster in the Tlokwe Local Municipality on 23 August 2011, resulted in an estimated monetary loss of over R43 million. The veld fire disaster was characterised by a lack of strategic management ... -
Communities’ perceptions of health hazards induced by climate change in Mount Darwin district, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)Climate change contributes toward many global challenges, such as increases in diseases in some communities, thereby accelerating health hazards to disasters. Establishing the extent to which local communities understand ... -
Community adaptation strategies toward tidal flood : a case study in Langsa, Indonesia
(OASIS, 2022)Flood risk reduction in Indonesia is primarily still focused on structural measures with limited research assessing community adaptation strategies. The response and adaptation strategies carried out by the community ... -
Community led total sanitation for community based disaster risk reduction: A case for non-input humanitarian relief
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)Sanitation related diseases have become endemic in southern Africa resulting in increased sanitation and hygiene morbidity and mortality. The region has experienced 318 400 cases of cholera and diarrhoea outbreaks between ... -
Community perceptions and response to flood risks in Nyando District, Western Kenya
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)In Kenya, the ability of local people to resist the impact of disasters has not been given adequate attention. A descriptive cross sectional study sought to investigate community perceptions and responses to flood risks ... -
Community resilience to floods in the coastal zone for disaster risk reduction
(OASIS, 2018)The northern coast of the Central Java province is considered to be the critical area of flood path. The area is vulnerable to floods because of incessant rain and/or sea-level rise, resulting in suffering to people and ... -
Community-based approach for a flood preparedness plan in Malaysia
(OASIS, 2019)Floods have caused inevitable major disasters around the world as well as in Malaysia. This paper demonstrates that lessons can be taken from the previous flood disasters when developing an effective flood preparedness ...