Browsing Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies by Subject "Indigenous knowledge"
Now showing items 1-4 of 4
-
Accessing seasonal weather forecasts and drought prediction information for rural households in Chirumhanzu district, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)Seasonal weather forecasts and drought hazard prediction through media sources and indigenous knowledge help provide an understanding of early warning systems and the preferred source information by rural households. This ... -
Knowledge apartheid in disaster risk management discourse: Is marrying indigenous and scientific knowledge the missing link?
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)Indigenous knowledge (IK) is a key component of disaster risk management (DRM) and development planning, yet it is often overlooked, with practitioners preferring to use scientific knowledge. Critics of IK have termed it ... -
Resilience of informal settlements to climate change in the mountainous areas of Konso, Ethiopia and QwaQwa, South Africa
(OASIS, 2020)Managing change is essential for human survival; thus, the importance of adapting to climate change has been increasingly recognised by researchers and governments alike. This is reflected in the growing literature on ... -
Traditional knowledge system in disaster risk reduction: exploration, acknowledgement and proposition
(OASIS, 2019)The last 60 years have witnessed advanced technological innovation for disaster risk reduction (DRR) with the invention of high-resolution satellite imagery, digital cartography and modern engineering building techniques ...