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The impact of climate change on food security in South Africa : current realities and challenges ahead by Masipa, Tshepo

“…This article aims to examine the impact of climate change on food security in South Africa. For this purpose, the article adopted a desktop study approach…”
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An assessment of flood vulnerability and adaptation : a case study of Hamutsha-Muungamunwe village, Makhado municipality by Munyai, Rendani B., Nethengwe, Nthaduleni S., Musyoki, Agnes

“…This study assesses flood vulnerability, levels of vulnerability, determinants of flood vulnerability and coping strategies for flood hazards. The…”
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Impact of climate change on primary agriculture, water sources and food security in Western Cape, South Africa by Zwane, Elliot M.

“…Climate change is undoubtedly one of the biggest crises that humanity is facing today. There is a robust scientific consensus that human-induced climate change…”
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Climate change adaptation strategies and their predictors amongst rural farmers in Ambassel district, Northern Ethiopia by Destaw, Fikre, Fenta, Muluken M

“…The present study was conducted in Ambassel district of Northern Ethiopia to understand adaptation strategies employed by rural farmers to the adverse effects…”
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Impacts of flood disasters in Nigeria : a critical evaluation of health implications and management by Louw, Elretha, Olanrewaju, Oludolapo A., Chitakira, Munyaradzi, Olanrewaju, Caroline C.

“…Floods lead to tremendous losses of property, infrastructure, business and increased risk of diseases. Floods are also the most frequent natural disasters,…”
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Adaptation measures to sustain indigenous practices and the use of indigenous knowledge systems to adapt to climate change in Mutoko rural district of Zimbabwe by Mugambiwa, Shingirai S.

“…This article examines adaptation measures used to sustain indigenous practices and the use of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) to adapt to climate change in…”
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Efundja as a risk driver and change agent for the Cuvelai-Etosha basin rural communities by Shaamhula, Loide V., Smit, Hendrik A.P., Van der Merwe, Justin D.S.

“…Floods are one of the persistent major risk drivers impacting the Cuvelai-Etosha basin of northern Namibia. Locally known as Efundja, this disruptive event…”
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A tool for the assessment of the risk drivers and public perception of WASH in South Africa by Madikizela, Phindile, Limson, Janice, Fogel, Ronen, Ristvej, Jozef, Tandlich, Roman

“…Temporal trend analysis of the Google-search volumes and terms related to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in South Africa was performed using a computer…”
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Statutory and policy-based eco-disaster risk reduction in SADC member states by Covele, Alfredo A., Van Niekerk, Dewald, Cilliers, Dirk

“…Effective legislative framework is the cornerstone of managing hazards and disasters because they have become policy problems of global and local concern. This…”
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Disaster risk from diarrhoeal diseases and WASH in South Africa and Botswana in MDG time by Tandlich, Roman, Angala, Hallo, Vhiriri, Eunice P, Moropa, Koketso, Ngqwala, Nosiphiwe P, Zuma, Bongumusa M

“…South Africa and Botswana are middle-income countries in the southern part of the African continent. They are also the two of the most developed countries in…”
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Disaster recovery and business continuity: A case of MSMEs in Dar es Salaam by Sakijege, Tumpale

“…A large number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries operate in informal settlements. Most of these settlements exist in…”
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Determinants of WASH programmes adoption in flood-prone Tsholotsho District, Zimbabwe by Tshuma, Mlamuleli, Belle, Johannes A, Ncube, Alice

“…There is an increased frequency of floods in different parts of the world due to Climate Change and many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa face WASH challenges…”
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COVID-19 slightly reduced family resilience, coping, and disaster preparedness in ISTIFAR’s Lombok study by Sriyono, Sriyono, Zulkarnain, Hakim, Proboningsih, Jujuk, Kurnia, Kiki A

“…The study aimed to evaluate the longitudinal impact of ISTIFAR programme (Islamic-Based Training for Family Resilience) to the family state of coping,…”
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Resilience and preparedness of hospitals for pandemics: Lessons learned from COVID-19 by Raphela, Tlou D

“…Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems around the world took a lot of pressure, and the resilience of these systems has been addressed in thedisaster…”
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Water shortage: Assessment and analysis on a regional scale by Macedo, Yuri M., De Souza, Jhonathan L., Troleis, Adriano L.

“…This paper, adopting theoretical-methodological assumptions, aims to analyse the risk of municipal urban water shortage in the state of Rio Grande do Norte…”
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Disaster preparedness: The role of spatial disaster learning using geospatial technology by Handoyo, Budi, Soekamto, Hadi, Putra, Alfyananda K., Kamil, Puspita A., Wulandari, Fajar

“…Preparedness for natural disasters is crucial for people living in high-risk areas along the Ring of Fire, such as people in Indonesia. Although Spatial…”
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Acknowledgement to reviewers by Office, Editorial

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Psychological capital and climate change adaptation: Empirical evidence from smallholder farmers in South Africa by Chipfupa, Unity, Tagwi, Aluwani, Wale, Edilegnaw

“…There are calls for better empirical models to inform climate change adaptation in smallholder agriculture. Hitherto adaptation studies have failed to…”
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Table of Contents Vol. 15, No. 1 (2023) by Office, Editorial

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An analysis of the vulnerability of informal and formal households to disaster risks in the Rand West City region by Madubula, Nomonde, van Eeden, Elize

“…This study aimed to compare how vulnerable informal and formal households are to disaster risks in Bekkersdal mining area in the Rand West City municipality,…”
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