An assessment of riparian communities’ preparedness to flood risk: the case of Mbire communities in Zimbabwe

Mavhura, Emmanuel; Manyangadze, Tawanda; Mudavanhu, Chipo; Pedzisai, Ezra

doi:10.1007/s10708-020-10329-7

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“…Depositional silt soils within the area support riparian vegetation associated with predominant deciduous trees, bushes, and grasslands. Whereas rain-fed subsistence agriculture, supported by depositional silt soils is the major economic activity [ 47 ], poverty in the area is prevalent and resilience is low [ 48 ]. The district population is projected to reach 110,000 by the year 2022 [ 49 ], further increasing settlement on floodplains and population vulnerability.…”

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A novel change detection and threshold-based ensemble of scenarios pyramid for flood extent mapping using Sentinel-1 data

Pedzisai¹,

Mutanga²,

Odindi³

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A novel change detection and threshold-based ensemble of scenarios pyramid for flood extent mapping using Sentinel-1 data

Pedzisai¹,

Mutanga²,

Odindi³

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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“…Even when governments are willing to engage in conversations about disasters, there is still a tendency to want to focus on disaster responses, rather than resilience and prevention, regardless of the benefits of doing so [25]. Decisions may be political in nature and confusion may exist as to what constitutes an acceptable risk in disaster planning, recalling Waugh [4].…”

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“…Lara and del Moral presented an especially troubling consideration of flood risk and resilience in the case of Seville, Spain, highlighting a seeming amnesia about a long history of flooding against a top-down program of infrastructure that inadequately considers public participation, while showing path dependence and shortfalls in data, awareness, and skill in "integrated, adaptive forms of management" [50], and an inattention to social vulnerability, among a host of other points [50]. Zimbabwean riparian communities were shown to be unprepared for flood disasters, lacking public participation in reducing vulnerability, adequate communication about risk, and evacuation planning [25]. The literature has seemed to center on these factors thematically.…”

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Research Trends in Resilience and Vulnerability Studies

Atkinson

2023

Encyclopedia

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While the definition of resilience is disputed or even fuzzy, due in no small part to the diversity of its applications, the concept generally involves the ability to withstand and bounce back from shocks; vulnerability as a related concept involves the tendency to suffer from shocks, given existing characteristics that may prevent resilient responses. Vulnerabilities put individuals, groups, and societies at greater risk and disadvantage, suggesting a need not only for disaster response and recovery, but mitigation and preparedness. Resilience and vulnerability research has recently focused on the role of government, the COVID-19 pandemic, and flood hazards; topics of interest have also included resilience of rural and urban areas, development and sustainability, and displacement and migration.

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“…Hence, the authors maintain that recovery processes in Chipinge and Chimanimani Districts based on the build-back-better concept can result in the proper restoration of infrastructure, livelihoods, and social systems in line with the Sendai Framework (Dube 2020 ). Meeting the challenge of the Sendai Framework goals is difficult because these objectives have not been fully embraced at the local level (Mavhura et al 2020 ). Hence, post-disaster recovery measures may at times fail to materialize even though the Sendai Framework has been used as a guide.…”

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Building-Back-Better in Post-Disaster Recovery: Lessons Learnt from Cyclone Idai-Induced Floods in Zimbabwe

Dube

Wedawatta

Ginige

2021

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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This study evaluated the build-back-better considerations in post-disaster recovery, following the devastation of Chipinge and Chimanimani communities by Cyclone Idai-induced floods in 2019. Conducted in 2020, the study assessed the impact of Cyclone Idai-induced floods on communities in Chipinge and Chimanimani Districts of Zimbabwe; evaluated the build-back-better considerations; and analyzed the lessons learned. Based on a qualitative approach and case study design, the study depended on focus group discussions, interviews, and researcher observations to gather data from 85 participants. The findings indicate that Cyclone Idai-induced floods seriously impacted human lives, infrastructure, and livelihoods of communities that had been living with flood risk and vulnerability. Build-back-better considerations were absent in much of the post-disaster recovery effort to address the cyclone disaster impact. There are important early lessons for both practitioners and community members to learn from the Cyclone Idai event. These lessons still can inform policy and disaster risk reduction practice in the medium and long term. Build-back-better should be a mandatory objective in the recovery from any disaster impact. Continuous training is also recommended to improve the disaster knowledge of stakeholders and increase local ability to cope with future disaster events.

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An assessment of riparian communities’ preparedness to flood risk: the case of Mbire communities in Zimbabwe

Cited by 13 publications

References 79 publications

A novel change detection and threshold-based ensemble of scenarios pyramid for flood extent mapping using Sentinel-1 data

A novel change detection and threshold-based ensemble of scenarios pyramid for flood extent mapping using Sentinel-1 data

Research Trends in Resilience and Vulnerability Studies

Building-Back-Better in Post-Disaster Recovery: Lessons Learnt from Cyclone Idai-Induced Floods in Zimbabwe

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