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Disaster event: Window of opportunity to implement global disaster policies?
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)
Disasters have been predominantly construed as destructive events causing loss of lives, livelihoods and hard-won development. Much less attention has been paid to the constructive nature of disasters as creating potential ...
Contingency planning in southern Africa: Events rather than processes?
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)
With the increasing frequency, magnitude and impact of disasters, there is growing focus on contingency planning as a tool for enhancing resilience. Yet, there is little empirical evidence that reflects on the practice of ...
From 'government' to 'governance'’: tensions in disaster-resilience leadership in Zimbabwe
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)
This article examines the challenges that disaster leadership faces to move away from a
top-down, command-and-control style to distributed leadership. The article challenges the
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ...