This paper reviews, compares, and analyzes the legal and institutional frameworks of the
Disaster Management (DM) systems in India and Nigeria. This research aims to study 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 …

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 …

Relocation is not typically considered the best planning option for post-disaster
reconstruction and rehabilitation, but it may be necessary if the site has suffered severe …

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 …

Forced displacement and resettlement is a pervasive challenge being contemplated across
the social sciences. Scholarly literature, however, often fails to engage complexities of …

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 …

Vulnerability to disasters is both dynamic and context-specific. Understanding the
construction of vulnerability to disasters is important because the survival of communities is …

Around the globe, social workers have been increasingly called to work in disaster settings
and collaborate with many actors including faith-based humanitarian organisations …

This study explored the humanitarian responses to the scourges of climate change-related
disasters in the Chimanimani district of Zimbabwe in southern Africa. This is against the …