A Concise Appraisal of Cameroon’s Hazard Risk Profile: Multi-Hazard Inventories, Causes, Consequences and Implications for Disaster Management

Bang, Henry Ngenyam

doi:10.3390/geohazards3010004

Cited by 11 publications

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“…Information-driven policies, as highlighted by Chen et al (2021), are imperative for DRR and sustainable development. Governance, identified as a DR driver, underscores the necessity for capacity building to enhance the effectiveness of human resources (Acharibasam & Datta, 2024), addressing concerns raised by Becker and van Niekerk (2015), Bang (2014Bang ( , 2022, about the deficiency of skilled DRR practitioners in Africa, which leads to delay in the translation of policies into actions.…”

Section: Optimized Hotspot Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As a crucial factor for disaster recovery and adaptation, Marin et al (2021) advocate for the inclusion of such resilience components in DR assessments. Notably, acute shortage of skilled practitioners have been identified as a source of delay in translating good policies into actions (Bang, 2014(Bang, , 2022Becker & van Niekerk, 2015). Furthermore, Keating et al (2017) Within hotspots, as indicated by Shi et al (2016), the occurrences of hazards surpass coping capacities, resulting in increased vulnerabilities.…”

Section: Disaster Risks Drr and Sustainable Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Natural hazards in Africa, while less frequent, possess the potential to yield higher fatalities and trigger greater population displacement compared to human hazards, as highlighted by Bang (2022). Within…”

Section: The Index For Risk Management (Inform) Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the African context, the incidence of both natural and human‐induced hazards has escalated (Aliyu, 2015). Natural hazards in Africa, while less frequent, possess the potential to yield higher fatalities and trigger greater population displacement compared to human hazards, as highlighted by Bang (2022). Within the INFORM model, physical exposure to the specified hazards is used for the computation of the natural hazard category.…”

Section: Conceptual Framework Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Identifying disaster risk factors and hotspots in Africa from spatiotemporal decadal analyses using INFORM data for risk reduction and sustainable development

Eze,

Siegmund

2024

Sustainable Development

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The incidence and magnitude of hazards in Africa are escalating. Extant knowledge base of disaster risk (DR) trends, factors, and hotspots is lacking for the continent. Here we applied random forest machine learning regressions, spatial stratified heterogeneity, and hotspot analyses on INFORM data to identify DR patterns, factors and interactions, and notable risk hotspots. We show that although DR is generally decreasing in Africa, the Eastern, Southern, and Western regions record increasing DR. Physical exposure to floods, epidemics, and violent conflicts are hazard drivers of DR in Africa. Other significant DR drivers are mostly clustered under vulnerable groups and poor infrastructural coping capacities. Human hazards interact with other factors, exhibiting the highest influences on DR. Precisely, 19 out of 53 African countries in this study are DR hotspots. Eritrea is identified as a new hotspot. Targeted policies, resilience building, vulnerability reduction measures and comprehensive sustainability‐infused solutions are required for DR reduction and sustainable development in Africa.

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Section: Optimized Hotspot Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Disaster Risks Drr and Sustainable Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Index For Risk Management (Inform) Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conceptual Framework Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Identifying disaster risk factors and hotspots in Africa from spatiotemporal decadal analyses using INFORM data for risk reduction and sustainable development

Eze,

Siegmund

2024

Sustainable Development

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“…Within the ranks of such displacements, individuals find it difficult to find jobs or livelihood activities to generate incomes for themselves thereby confirming findings of Nkongho (2018); Bang. and Balgah (2022) and Bang (2022) who reported that thousands of persons have been displaced with 80% of the people living in forests and bushes.…”

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Conflict and Livelihood Changes in the South West Region of Cameroon: A Social Capital Perspective

Bate

Balgah

Yenshu

2022

IJSSP

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The relevance of acceptable livelihoods for the socioeconomic wellbeing and human survival cannot be overemphasized especially within a socio-political context. This study attempts to understand the livelihood changes that have taken place between 2015 and 2020 for displaced and resident households within the communities in Manyu from a social capital perspective. Despite being replete with conflicts in the past, the recent uptick of socio-political crisis in Cameroon’s two English speaking regions have led to several deaths, displacement of persons and livelihoods are affected. For a long duration of the crisis (6 years), very little attempt has been made to understand how the crisis is changing the livelihood dynamics of different actors in the affected areas of Manyu Division. As an exploratory study, we employ purposive sampling and simple random sampling to respectively select the two divisions and study communities. Quantitative data was collected using a survey questionnaire and interview guide while for qualitative data, an observation guide, participant observation and key informant interviews were considered. The study reveals that the existing social order of communities is replaced by a new form of chaotic dictatorial and coercive structure without respect for human dignity but self-interest. Also, a common meal can pacify tensions during conflicts by building trust, solidarity and netness for conciliation and social harmony. Greater strides be made between contending faction to resolve the conflict so displaced persons and households could return to normal life.

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Understanding drivers of changing flood dynamics for enhancing coastal community resilience: a participatory approach

Awah,

Nyam,

Belle

et al. 2024

Reg Environ Change

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In recent decades, coastal communities globally have experienced increased frequency and intensity of flood hazards, especially in developing nations. An increase in flooding has often been attributed to population growth, rising sea levels, extreme weather events, rapid urbanization, and poor land use, often exacerbated by insufficient urban flood risk management policies. However, flood risk management is complex and necessitates an in-depth look at factors that drive changing flood dynamics in coastal cities. This study used a participatory approach to identify, categorize, and analyze drivers of change in the flood-prone city of Limbe, Cameroon, a major tourism hub and contributor to Cameroon’s GDP. The study engaged key stakeholders, including community members, government authorities, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations. The study led to the identification of 46 major drivers classified into six clusters. The study findings emphasized four key priority areas to enhance policy and community resilience: restoring natural buffer zones like wetlands, increasing local involvement in flood risk planning, implementing risk-informed land use regulations, and investing in flood infrastructures. To ensure effective flood risk management in Limbe, a collaborative bottom-up approach involving all stakeholders, especially marginalized community members, is necessary to tailor solutions that meet their needs.

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A Concise Appraisal of Cameroon’s Hazard Risk Profile: Multi-Hazard Inventories, Causes, Consequences and Implications for Disaster Management

Cited by 11 publications

References 58 publications

Identifying disaster risk factors and hotspots in Africa from spatiotemporal decadal analyses using INFORM data for risk reduction and sustainable development

Identifying disaster risk factors and hotspots in Africa from spatiotemporal decadal analyses using INFORM data for risk reduction and sustainable development

Conflict and Livelihood Changes in the South West Region of Cameroon: A Social Capital Perspective

Understanding drivers of changing flood dynamics for enhancing coastal community resilience: a participatory approach

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