This paper reviews the practice and research trends in disaster resilience and disaster risk
reduction literature since 2012. It applies the rapid appraisal methodology to explore …

This article extends the build-back-better disaster risk reduction knowledge. It highlights the
importance of the build-back-better during disaster recovery in Zimbabwe. Using literature …

In the neo-liberal climate of reduced responsibility for the state, alongside global platforms
established to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action, a new arena opens for a …

Resilience is increasingly discussed as a key concept across many fields of international
policymaking from sustainable development and climate change, insecurity, conflict and …

Abstract Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe exposed deficiencies in the country's disaster
management system. This study uses a phenomenological case exploration of the …

In view of increasing cyclonic activity in the Indian Ocean, nations in southern Africa should
prepare well for flood-related disasters. This paper critically examined the level of …

This paper discusses disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the context of emerging geographical
ideas about topologies and assemblages. It focuses on the role of expert advice in DRR and …

Abstract On 14 March 2019, Zimbabwe was hit by Cyclone Idai, leaving immeasurable
destruction of unprecedented magnitude in its wake. In Chimanimani District, many lives …

There is a general recognition that resilience is not necessarily a new concept. Rather, it is
an old concept passed on through generations. Yet, far too little attention has been given to …

Disasters, whether natural or man-made, remain a major challenge to achieving global
sustainability. Findings show that Nigeria is prone to disasters such as destructive storms …