Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies: Recent submissions
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Promoting sustainable development goals : role of higher education institutions in climate and disaster management in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2022)This article seeks to explore the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in climate change adaptation and disaster risk management (DRM). The study is based on the qualitative desk review, thematic and document ... -
Social workers’ intervention during natural hazards
(OASIS, 2022)Social work profession is anchored on theory and practice and has both primary and secondary methods of interventions. The knowledge base of social work is constituted by values, principles, theories, skills and techniques. ... -
Mindset as a resilience resource and perceived wellness of first responders in a South African context
(OASIS, 2022)The global increase in frequency and intensity of disasters and emergency situations has a major disruptive effect on societies that is especially visible in Africa, where conflict, poverty, diseases and social unrest ... -
Effects of climate change on pastoral households in the Harshin District of the Somali Region, Ethiopia
(OASIS, 2022)This study was conducted in the Harshin District of the Somali Region, Ethiopia, to understand the climate change trends, their consistency with pastoralists’ perceptions and their effects on pastoral households. The ... -
The impact of climate change on visitor destination selection : a case study of the Central Drakensberg Region in KwaZulu-Natal
(OASIS, 2021)Many variables influence visitors’ destination choices, for example, affordability, attractions, health and safety, and expectancies. Amongst the indirect influences in destination choice by tourists, climate change is ... -
Quantifying the nutritional and income loss caused by crop raiding in a rural African subsistence farming community in South Africa
(OASIS, 2021)Globally, crop damage by wildlife contributes to food insecurity through the direct loss of food and income. We investigated the calories lost and the potential economic impact of crop raiding at subsistence homesteads ... -
Role of frequency modulation radio in disaster communication : a case study of Pakistan earthquake
(OASIS, 2021)Pakistan suffered from a massive earthquake in October 2005 that caused the deaths of more than 87 000 people. As a result of this calamity, around 3.5 million affected people had no access to information. In these ... -
Climate change adaptation strategies and production efficiency : the case of citrus farmers in the Limpopo province, South Africa
(OASIS, 2021)Climate change adaptation policies and strategies have inevitably become an integral component of agricultural production on a global scale. The evaluative extent to which these adaptation techniques have influenced ... -
From the Cyclone Idai disaster to the COVID-19 pandemic : an account of inadvertent social capital enhancement in Eastern Chimanimani, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2021)Zimbabwe suffered a devastating meteorological disaster when Cyclone Idai affected the southeast part of the country in March 2019. Barely a year after the cyclonic event, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic ... -
Private companies and community collaboration : towards building disaster resilience in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa
(OASIS, 2021)The responsibility for building community resilience cannot and should not rest with the public sector alone. It requires all sectors to collaborate for the benefit of the entire community. Specifically, it is important ... -
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 ... -
How is COVID-19 perceived by medical students? A survey in Aceh province, Indonesia
(OASIS, 2021)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has burdened the health system and medical education programmes both locally and globally, requiring medical students to continue their education whilst engaging in prevention ... -
The impact of disasters on economic growth in selected Southern Africa development community countries
(OASIS, 2021)This research study explores the impact of disasters on economic growth in selected Southern Africa Development Community countries. Annual data from 2005 to 2019 and panel data econometric estimation techniques are used ... -
Impact of women’s participation on village savings and loan on children’s nutritional diversity in rural Chimanimani in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2021)The prevalence of malnutrition in children below the age of 5 years in rural Zimbabwe, resulting from low income and the inability to meet food and medical expenses, marks huge disparities between rich and poor households. ... -
Impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) on small-scale maize farmers and its control strategies in the Limpopo province, South Africa
(OASIS, 2021)South Africa experienced major outbreaks of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), causing direct damage by feeding on both vegetative and reproductive parts of host plant. The study ... -
Knowledge creation elements for enhancing community resilience towards disaster : a Delphi study
(OASIS, 2021)Knowledge capacity plays a vital role in building community resilience to disasters. However, the problem is that there is no resilience framework that integrates the knowledge creation process. This article introduces ... -
Exploring safety in disaster-induced displacement relocation site schools in Tokwe-Mukosi, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2021)The victims of the Tokwe-Mukosi disaster-induced displacements in Zimbabwe were relocated to Chingwizi, Chisase and Masangula. This qualitative article explores the safety of learners in Tokwe-Mukosi disaster-induced ... -
The role of community protection institution in disaster management at West Java, Indonesia
(OASIS, 2021)This research aimed to establish a mechanism of evolution of community protection, identify the support of facilities and infrastructure needed in facilitating the implementation of the tasks and functions of Linmas, ...