...Fortune Mangara; Livhuwani David Nemakonde; Annegrace Zembe; Paul Chipangura Purpose To examine how indigenous knowledge intersects with formal early warning systems in cyclone-prone Mozambique, and how these interactions shape risk perception, trust and community preparedness within the EW4All...

... management Local capacity building Disaster financing Community preparedness In the United States of America (USA), effective local emergency management programs (LEMs) are an essential, but often overlooked element of building disaster resilient communities. A disaster resilient community...

... of this paper is to examine the issues associated with community preparedness in earthquake prone areas and recommend upgrading the community preparedness, and improving coordination between provincial and national agencies during disasters and seismic emergencies. Design/methodology/approach The study...

... experienced in the country and thus the study provides significant lessons learned from the event. The community‐based approach to disaster preparedness is not the current practice in the country. Thus, the study demonstrates that the approach is a viable tool to enhance community preparedness to tsunami...