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This report explains the breadth of barriers facing businesses, in light of global estimates showing that the costs of climate change adaptation in developing countries will far exceed the public sector’s financial resources. These barriers include access

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International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, September 2015, volume 6, issue 3, pp. 267-281, doi:10.1007/s13753-015-0060-7:

Using a qualitative methodology, this article examines the extent to which children are involved in disaster risk reduction

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Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies; Vol 7, No 1 (2015), 7 pages. doi: 10.4102/jamba.v7i1.148:

This article, based mainly on qualitative desk research and document analysis, aims to illuminate the specific vulnerability of children to hazards and

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Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, Vol 7, No 1 (2015), 10 pages, doi:10.4102/jamba.v7i1.150:

This article presents findings from research on drought vulnerability and coping conducted in Zimbabwe's Buhera and Chikomba districts in 2009

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Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, Vol 7, No 1 (2015), 13 pages, doi: 10.4102/jamba.v7i1.143:

This article analyses disaster risk reduction capacity of District Civil Protection Units (DCPUs) in managing veld fires in Mangwe District of

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SAIIA Occasional Paper No. 155, September 2013

The paper reports the findings of a study investigating the dynamic relationship between climate change, natural resource management and the likelihood of violent conflict in Bulawayo, which sits on a

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This report is aimed at supporting the demands of state and non-state southern African actors for climate change adaptation finance and the efficient administration of such funds. The report details the findings of a desk study evaluating the state of

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This publication aims to shed some light on women’s capabilities to take leading roles in building disaster resilience. It features women as drivers of change in different socio-economic contexts, and under various gender conditions.

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