Southern Africa is a diverse region harbouring exceptional natural and cultural values,
which are increasingly threatened by climate change. We investigated the progress of …

Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it faces climate change's
harshest consequences. Ramifications of climate change pose daunting multi-scalar urban …

Smallholder irrigation schemes (SISs) have been portrayed as a panacea to climate change
adaptation. However, there is an emerging discourse that established schemes are …

Building resilience to disasters has become a strategic goal of many risk reduction programs
across the globe. This is because resilience ensures that communities develop capacities …

Public health and effective risk response cannot be promoted without a coordinated
emergency process during a natural disaster. One primary problem with the emergency …

Southern Africa harbors exceptional biodiversity that is increasingly threatened by climate
change, land use, and other pressures. However, risks to the regional ecosystems and …

In many parts of the world, human losses to disasters have been on the increase during the
past three decades. This has slowed down the human development process. In an attempt …

This article sought to review the literature on the effectiveness of the disaster preparedness
plans in two provinces that were struck by climate-induced disasters in South Africa in 2022 …

Over the last two decades, a number of cyclones and tropical storms have hit Zimbabwe with
devastating effects. Expecting these events to happen even more frequently in the near …

Flood preparedness involves building capacities of communities for effective disaster
response and recovery. Communities that effectively prepare for disasters can save life and …