Browsing Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies by Subject "Africa"
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Climate adaptation in the public health sector in Africa: evidence from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change National Communications
(OASIS, 2019)Climate change has potential to affect human health in various ways. Extreme temperatures and cold both result in deaths, while the changing habitats favouring the breeding of vectors could result in the spread of diseases ... -
The Hyogo framework for action and its implications for disaster management and reduction in Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)At the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Hyogo, Japan, in January 2005, the international community adopted a 10-year plan to make the world safer from disasters. The resultant Hyogo Framework for Action is the global ...