Flood Disaster Preparedness and Response in Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Nobuhle Sibanda ◽  
Mark Matsa
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
And Performance

Effective disaster risk reduction entails enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. This paper sought to analyse Tsholotsho district's preparedness for flood disaster and recovery. A local government self-assessment tool with key questions and measurements against the 10 essentials for making cities resilient was used to solicit information from every stakeholder of the district civil protection. The district has a risk management plan but not a contingency one. Though the district's hazard monitoring system lags behind, the early warning system, propelled by telecommunications, leadership, and NGOs, is quite effective. This paper recommends that climate change scenarios be considered and included in the district's contingency plan and that a disaster risk policy should be formed which recognises disaster preparedness as an issue of governance and performance. The CPU should make disaster preparedness a culture and a conscious practice and encourage communities to practise disaster preparedness.

scholarly journals Vulnerability of human settlements to flood risk in the core area of Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafiu O. Salami ◽  
Jason K. Von Meding ◽  
Helen Giggins
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Flood Hazards ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Coping Capacity

Flood disasters continue to wreak havoc on the lives of millions of people worldwide, causing death and massive economic losses. In most African cities, residents and their assets are among the most vulnerable to flood risks in the world. The nature and scale of this urban risk are changing because of the dynamic patterns of land use, unplanned growth and impacts of climate change. Flood risk is the product of the flood hazards, the vulnerability and exposure of the people and their physical environment. In order to minimise flood disaster, there is an urgent need to understand, invest in flood disaster risk reduction for resilience and to enhance disaster preparedness for an effective response as articulated in the recent Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. This research utilises a new proposed flood vulnerability assessment framework for flood risk in a traditional community in the heart of Ibadan metropolis, in the context of their households’ exposure, susceptibility and coping capacity through a well-designed questionnaire survey. The study uses descriptive and inferential statistics techniques to provide a detailed understanding of the vulnerability profiles of the community and the levels of residents’ preparedness to mitigate the flood risk. The results of the statistical analysis show that there is a significant relationship between residents’ flood awareness and having previous flood experience, but there is no significant association between their awareness of risk and the level of preparedness for flooding. To minimise exposure and vulnerability to flood risk, we advocate effective adaptation policies to achieve disaster risk reduction and resilience on flood risk rather than focusing merely on reactive measures after disaster strikes.

scholarly journals Tsunami Disaster Preparedness Simulation on North Buton Regency

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Jajang Sanjaya ◽  
Radianta Triatmadja ◽  
Bambang Triatmodjo
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Reverse Fault ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Evacuation Simulation ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Evacuation Route

Geographical location of North Buton Regency which directly opposite the Banda Sea and placed in the reverse fault of Makassar Strait, Matano fault, Lawanoppo, and Kolaka, which are tsunami-prone areas due to earthquake and submarine landslide. These then caused the area has high disaster risk, because of the settlement that is located on the seashore. Therefore, a study to understand the preparedness level of community in North Buton Regency in confronting the tsunami disaster is needed; in order to be able to determine the mitigation steps, also the effective evacuation route and location to minimize the casualties caused by tsunami. Kulisusu Sub-district is a territory with a fairly long coastal area, wherein the population density is the highest in North Buton Regency, this then made the area has high disaster risk. This research used questionnaire instrument to discover the preparedness level of the community, and the numerical simulation method with multi-agent system in the tsunami evacuation simulation. The conducted simulation did not specify the evacuation route or path, yet the agents were allowed to move freely to the shelter. The simulation was conducted at day and night time. The result of the research pointed on matter of preparedness level of community, in which factor of preparedness of the community in facing the disaster is very important, by the means of establishing simulation drill, preparing the controller officers, and managing the comfort on the shelter, such as strategic location and good position, also creating a good early warning system so that more residents could be saved.  

scholarly journals Analysis of flood disaster response preparedness in Gampong Seulalah Langsa Lama Sub-District Langsa City

2018 ◽  
Vol 229 ◽  
pp. 01008
Author(s):  
Ramdan Afrian ◽  
Zukya Rona Islami ◽  
Bachtiar Akob ◽  
Hamdani ◽  
Sofyan
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Structural Description ◽  
Aceh Province ◽  
The City ◽  
Training Effort

Langsa City is one of the City in Aceh Province that suffer from flood disaster almost every year. This research aims to analyze the extent of preparedness of community disaster response of Gampong Seulalah Langsa Lama in Langsa City in the event of the flood disaster. The type of this research is experimental research with phenomenology method. Data processing is done by performing data organizing, reading, and coding. The researchers also made an edge note of the data obtained. Furthermore, researchers conducted development of textural description and structural description. Finally, the researchers described the data obtained. The results of this study indicate that the level of preparedness of community disaster response of Gampong Seulalah Langsa Lama Sub-district in Langsa City is still low. This is due to the level of public awareness on the importance of disaster risk reduction through the response to the disaster is still very minimal. Advice from researchers, the need for a rigorous training effort to increase public awareness on the importance of community disaster response attitude to minimize the risk of the flood disaster. Good disaster preparedness will generate a good response and may minimize disaster risks.

scholarly journals The Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction: Insight from Covid-19 in Balikpapan City, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 896 (1) ◽  
pp. 012068
Author(s):  
Ariyaningsih ◽  
R B Sukmara ◽  
L Pradita
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Current Response ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
The Government ◽  
Available Information

Abstract The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) serves as the international standard for disaster risk reduction. The SFDRR places a new emphasis on risk reduction during the post-disaster recovery phase. Additionally, SFDRR encourages tangible and verifiable outcomes for catastrophe loss reduction, such as indicators for tracking progress toward seven global targets. The purpose of this article is to map the current response to the biological disaster (Covid-19) in the City of Balikpapan, Indonesia, for the Sendai Framework, using academic literature and publicly available data from governments and organizations. To provide timely responses to COVID-19 at the municipal level, this study conducted a rapid examination of newly available information from the Balikpapan government and other sources. According to the analysis’s findings, Covid 19 will have ramifications for the Sendai Framework unless the government adopts necessary legislation to keep the Sendai Framework on track. SDFRR was used to detect COVID-19 responses in Balikpapan City, although one target in the SFDRR is unclear or unidentified. Despite the fact that this goal, “Improving Disaster Preparedness for Effective Response and “Building Back Better” in Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction,” is crucial to the Sendai Framework’s success.

scholarly journals Flood Disaster Risk Perception and Urban Households’ Flood Disaster Preparedness: The Case of Accra Metropolis in Ghana

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 2328
Author(s):  
Qi Yin ◽  
Gideon Ntim-Amo ◽  
Ruiping Ran ◽  
Dingde Xu ◽  
Stephen Ansah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
Urban Households ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Flood Disasters

Flood disaster has gained global attention due to the huge impact it has on human lives, economies, and sustainable environments. Flood disaster preparedness, which can significantly be influenced by disaster risk perception, has been highlighted as an effective way to manage flood disaster risk, as many other means have proved futile, yet no study has attempted using multiple dimensions to analyze this relationship in Ghana. Therefore, this study, using a survey of 369 households in the most flood-prone region, Accra Metropolis, analyzed the influence of flood disaster risk perception on urban households’ flood disaster preparedness. Based on the Protective Action Decision Model, the empirical models were constructed and estimated using the Tobit and binary logistic regression models. The results show that the majority of households (60.16%) were unprepared for flood disasters, and the perception of flood disaster risk and the sustainability risk posed by floods significantly affect flood disaster preparedness behaviours of households in a positive direction. The total number of flood disaster preparedness behaviours adopted was significantly related to probability, the threat to lives, sense of worry, and sustainability risk perceptions. Finally, income, education, and house ownership, among other household and individual characteristics, had significant positive effects on preparations for flood disasters. These findings suggest that effective policies to mitigate flood disasters must incorporate risk communication to boost households’ flood disaster preparedness.

scholarly journals Challenges in Implementing Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 2574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Goniewicz ◽  
Frederick M. Burkle
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Risk Governance ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Essential Step ◽  
Sendai Framework

Currently, weather conditions and extreme weather are becoming more frequent and more intense. Along with climate change, the vulnerability of society and individual regions to the risk of various types of threats also increases. The objectives of “The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030”, are the first global political frameworks of the United Nations program designed for the period post-2015. The original priority objectives of the Framework are: Understanding disaster risk, strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk, investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience, and enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. The provisions contained in the document are an essential step towards building global political coherence with an apparent reference to health, development, and climate change. The article is briefly reporting current Disaster Risk Reduction related programs and policies in Poland, contributions as part of The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction implementation, and its challenges.

Flood Disaster Risk, Sense of Place, and Preparedness of Entrepreneurs in Communities along a River

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Enrique Oracion ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Place Dependence ◽  
The Face ◽  
High Flood

This paper investigated the flood experiences of entrepreneurs in communities along the Ocoy River in Negros Oriental. It further examined the relationships among flood disaster risk perception, sense of place, and flood disaster preparedness of the respondents composed of 36 non-probable samples of owners and managers of enterprises near the river. The face-to-face survey revealed that most had accumulated damage and losses during floods, reinforcing their high flood disaster risk perceptions. But the latter was positively and significantly related to their sense of place score, which suggests a high value they assigned to their communities despite a high flood risk. However, they had a low disaster preparedness score which is not significantly related to flood disaster risk perception and a sense of place. Only place dependence had a positive and significant relationship to flood disaster preparedness which explains their reluctance to relocate their operations. Therefore, as part of enterprises’ formal operational requirements for a business permit, the entrepreneurs must undergo flood disaster preparedness orientation to adapt to climate change.

scholarly journals Guiding Documents for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Health Care System of Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (230) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suraj Rijal ◽  
Sunil Adhikari ◽  
Ashis Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Infectious Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Management Plans

The incidence of disaster events has increased over the years. Nepal is vulnerable to various kinds of natural disasters especially earthquakes and floods and infectious disease outbreaks like Dengue and Covid-19 pneumonia. So, it is important to review and know our existing disaster risk reduction and management plans, rules, and regulations of our country to improve disaster risk management for resilience and enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better: in recovery rehabilitation and reconstruction.” Nepal has sufficient guiding documents to guide disaster management.

Functional Continuum Questionnaire

Biofeedback ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Jill Broderick
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Occupational Performance ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Model Of Human Occupation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Therapy Interventions ◽  
Occupational Therapy Interventions ◽  
Post Assessment

Thirty years ago, the Functional Continuum Questionnaire (FCQ) was developed to measure functional outcomes using biofeedback in an occupational therapy context. Initially, the assessment was designed to identify dysfunction in various areas that influence occupational behavior (daily tasks) and performance, to identify goals for therapy. Over time, the FCQ was reformatted to produce a score that correlates as a discreet point on a continuum of function/dysfunction (functional continuum). This score may be used as a pre- and post-assessment to evaluate patients' perception of change in function as an outcome of biofeedback and occupational therapy. The FCQ is presented in this article along with the functional continuum. A brief discussion about the theoretical framework—the model of human occupation—is provided. The statements used in the FCQ describe components of occupational behavior from the model, providing a comprehensive set of factors influencing occupational performance. The FCQ was also designed to provide a perspective regarding the unique focus of occupational therapy interventions, which can be communicated through the use of this tool. The FCQ has been used in my private practice over the past 30 years. It is an easy-to-use self-assessment tool that provides measurable data to identify patients' specific challenges in occupational performance as well as their overall perception of their function.

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