Indigenous knowledge with science forms an early warning system for ciguatera fish poisoning outbreak in Vanuatu DOI Creative Commons
Allan Rarai, Eberhard Weber,

John A. Ruben

et al.

Communications Earth & Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: Dec. 13, 2024

Indigenous and traditional knowledge of the natural environment is crucial for policymakers community leaders in Vanuatu. Here, we employ a mixed-methods approach to collect data from East, North, West Area councils Ambae Island, Vanuatu, investigate integration science local indicators predict presence ciguatera fish poisoning enhance responses health risk management. We found fourteen outbreak. also identified uses scientific information various sources verify their Traditional Knowledge before making decisions. This led development 'The Gigila Framework' integrate with science. that both government agencies recognize importance incorporating roles into overall early warning system Our study highlights need collaborate communities evaluate develop best practices enable improve management plants animal species, geological hazards, astronomy combined Western observations can create an foodborne illness, Ciguatera according thematic analysis builds on interviews.

Language: Английский

Early Warning Systems in Climate Risk Management: Roles and Implementations in Eradicating Barriers and Overcoming Challenges DOI Creative Commons
Md. Mujahidul Islam, Mehedi Hasan,

Md. Shumon Mia

et al.

Natural Hazards Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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“One community at a time”: promoting community resilience in the face of natural hazards and public health challenges DOI Creative Commons
Chenwei Ma,

Chen Qirui,

Yang Lv

et al.

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: Dec. 14, 2023

Abstract Background Resilience is vital for facing natural disasters and public health challenges. Despite the significance of resilience-building activities, there a scarcity locally-tailored planning response strategies, leaving communities incapable addressing unique challenges posed by crises. This study aims to explore how “One Community at Time” approach enhances community resilience in hazards Methods A systematic review was conducted over journal articles published from January 2001 April 2023 through PRISMA approach. Multiple databases such as Web Science Scopus were thoroughly searched. We used independent screening two researchers painstaking data extraction using standardized forms. adopted assure reliability, validity, precision our selection analysis. The included studies’ quality evaluated Mixed Appraisal Tool. Results In evaluation, 35 studies deemed eligible inclusion underwent in-depth examination. Several major components have been identified, including social capital networks, local knowledge learning, effective governance leadership, preparedness capacity, adaptive infrastructure resources. framework highlights individualized approaches initiatives, recognizing that each has specific strengths, needs, Conclusion Relevant stakeholders can adapt suitable resilient strategies help prepare recover By adopting localized strategy, collaborate develop culture readiness resilience, ultimately leading more sustainable communities. advises community-based groups, government, other on prioritizing partnerships, planning, participation, leadership essential creating maintaining resilience. offers practical guidance organizations, prioritize sustaining

Language: Английский

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Risk perception—A lens for understanding adaptive behaviour in the age of climate change? Narratives from the Global South DOI Creative Commons
Tapan Kumar Dhar,

Lisa Bornstein,

Gonzalo Lizarralde

et al.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 95, P. 103886 - 103886

Published: July 26, 2023

Risk perception, a judgment of how risk is perceived individually and communicated scientifically, helps clarify local knowledge, know-how, experience. However, community disaster preparedness DRR planning have often overlooked perception. This study investigates perception at the level influences facilitates initiatives. It explores southwest Bangladesh as case study, an area highly vulnerable to climatic impacts such tropical storms, floods, rising sea-level. analyses media narratives, in-depth interviews, field observations. We find that (a) tends be ignored in adaptation (b) shaped by four influential factors relating residents: their varied interests; socio-economic opportunities; attachment place community; risk-tolerance capacity. The advances theory revealing dynamic relationship among risk, adaptive behaviour, tolerance risk. Practically, it authorities similar locales enhance practices considering experiences perceptions Though oft challenged contemporary socio-political dynamics Global South, transferring knowledge inform decision-making critical strategic face disasters.

Language: Английский

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Exploring innovative techniques for damage control during natural disasters DOI Creative Commons
Moinak Maiti, Parthajit Kayal

Journal of Safety Science and Resilience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(2), P. 147 - 155

Published: March 14, 2024

The study critically examines the principles, mechanisms, and effectiveness of different damage control techniques in dealing with natural disasters, emphasizing their pivotal role minimizing casualties economic losses. Each these is mapped based on applications relevance key areas disaster management. By utilizing various real-world instances, present shows that effective implementation innovative shaping space management a global context. integration into existing system has improved survival rate, performance, sustainable development. finds financing models, clear strategies, creating awareness among communities can improve overall efficiency are currently used for during events. Despite substantial advantages creative acknowledges challenges such as financial constraints, unclear policy goals, community adaptation requirements. also indicates future, automatic restoration, quick prototyping, additive engineering will play vital controlling from catastrophic events, while it limitations temporal scope, generalizability, constraints.

Language: Английский

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Contrasting memories and imaginaries of Lonquimay volcano, Chile DOI Creative Commons
Rory Walshe, Julie Morin, Amy Donovan

et al.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 97, P. 104003 - 104003

Published: Sept. 10, 2023

Lonquimay is ranked as the 12th most dangerous volcano in Chile. Several settlements are located within 20 km with a diverse mix of residents and livelihoods. Conservation areas growing tourist economy sit alongside Indigenous groups farming. These have varied ways knowing volcanoes volcanic landscapes; this knowledge generated through lived experience, memories, collectively held imaginaries. This paper presents data collected from semi-structured interviews community members living near volcano, primarily two settlements: Malalcahuello Lonquimay. The was periods: shortly before immediately after volcano's technical alert level raised to yellow March 2022. first time its status had been since monitoring began 2010. results demonstrate diversity beliefs about knowledges Lonquimay, particularly between settlements, but also shared imaginaries relationships that integrated other elements daily life complex set perspectives memory previous eruption (the erupción del cono Navidad starting December 25th, 1988) will likely an effect on responses future activity. Including expectations hazards may shape reactions early warnings, likelihood evacuation. Thus, case-study shows importance investigating geographical their constituent memories knowledges. Such influence people know risk understanding these has potential aid effective disaster reduction future.

Language: Английский

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How does social capital facilitate community disaster resilience? A systematic review DOI Creative Commons

Guanhu Zhao,

Hui Xu, Fengbo Zhao

et al.

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Jan. 6, 2025

Introduction Community disaster resilience has emerged as a significant research topic within the domain of risk management. One promising approach to enhance community lies in fostering social capital participation framework However, there is currently limited systematic evidence illustrating how facilitates resilience. Methods A comprehensive search electronic databases yielded total 1,021 papers deemed be relevant under investigation. Using rigorous inclusion criteria, this study identified 24 studies that met final review requirements. Based on foundation, paper demonstrates through utilizing thematic content analysis. Results This identifies five critical mechanisms which resilience, including (1) learning, (2) collective action, (3) preparedness, (4) information communication, and (5) moral or civic responsibility. Furthermore, for enhancing are observed across (man-made) natural scenarios. Conclusion These findings provide valuable guidelines management practice by improve resilience: residents’ perception learning capacity; reinforcing offline face-to-face media-based communication; placing greater emphasis capacity action preparedness.

Language: Английский

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Multiple asynchronous drought facets drive Mediterranean natural and cultivated ecosystems DOI Creative Commons
Georgie Elias, Georgia Majdalani, Delphine Renard

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 969, P. 178990 - 178990

Published: March 1, 2025

Drought is a keystone constraint with far-reaching implications for agro-environmental threats. Yet, drought indices are mostly hydro-meteorological or agricultural, obscuring evidence of the key role agro-ecosystem diversity plays in buffering consequences regional climatic variability. We then question how contrasted facets could differentially drive functioning agro-ecosystems, and whether interannual asynchrony these might prevent multi-crisis events. Here, we examine multifaceted characterization yearly events relates to sectors test synchronize over Lebanon, Middle Eastern drought-prone country grappling socio-economic political crises. Using parsimonious multiple linear regression (MLR) models, captured combined functional roles six (duration, onset, offset, drying rate, peak day, mean intensity episodic rainfall pulses) on major sectors, including winter wheat yield, tree-ring radial growth, area burned by wildfires. Delayed offset faster spring soil moisture rates appeared more closely associated increased areas (R2 = 0.25), while onset autumn pulses from previous year were negatively linked yield 0.12), tree growth switched control duration increasing altitude 0.33). The observed response climate variability 1960-2020 period appears buffer occurrence concomitant extremes, pattern that relate their controlling facets. By demonstrating each facet, conclude efficiency compound functionally-sound index synchronous crisis warning.

Language: Английский

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A Component-Based Approach to Early Warning Systems: A Theoretical Model DOI Creative Commons

Daniel Chovanec,

Boris Kollár, Bronislava Halúsková

et al.

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(6), P. 3218 - 3218

Published: March 15, 2025

Natural hazards pose an increasing threat to society, necessitating the development of effective early warning systems (EWSs). This paper explores their critical role in mitigating impacts natural hazards. Its primary objective is define and categorise components EWSs, summarise existing systems, propose a framework for comprehensive system. includes thorough review available scientific literature on hazards, underlying causes. It identifies both secondary causes selected along with manifestations. Particular emphasis placed significance sensors modern technologies real-time data collection processing. Based this analysis, proposed that integrates various sources, technologies, enhance preparedness. The findings highlight necessity holistic approach one accounts different types disasters specific needs at-risk populations. may serve as foundation further implementation more systems.

Language: Английский

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Flood risks and resilience planning in Qatar for expected climatic change: A systematic review of the literature DOI Creative Commons

Raghdah Al-Jebzi,

Logan Cochrane

Sustainable Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: March 27, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Influence of Disaster Knowledge Elaboration on Disaster Education Implementation DOI Creative Commons
Elvara Norma Aroyandini, Supriyadi Supriyadi, Ani Rusilowati

et al.

Journal of Disaster Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(2), P. 215 - 221

Published: April 1, 2025

Disaster education is one of the practical and sustainable disaster mitigation efforts. ideally carried out by integrating formal education, family, community to transfer knowledge experience between these components. The delivery three components still often dichotomized. Prospective teachers who will later convey their students must be trained through a model that accommodates this. problem-based learning cycle-STEM-disaster has been developed integrate for prospective with families environments stages called Elaboration Extension. Through qualitative experimental research on teacher students, it known can increase ideality effectiveness implementing education.

Language: Английский

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