Indigenous ways of disaster preparedness in Zimbabwe: Lessons from living Heritage

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Indigenous ways of disaster preparedness in Zimbabwe: Lessons from living Heritage
المؤلفون: Jacob Mapara
المصدر: DANDE Journal of Social Sciences and Communication. 2:80-93
بيانات النشر: University of Cape Town, 2017.
سنة النشر: 2017
مصطلحات موضوعية: Economic growth, Political science, Disaster preparedness, General Medicine, Indigenous
الوصف: This paper argues that today’s communities have suffered considerably due to severe droughts, floods and storms occurring in what can best be described as coming out of season. These have led to loss of lives, livestock and property. It asserts that some of these disasters are avoidable if communities learn from the intangible cultural heritage that guided the pre-colonials and those of the pre independence period when most Blacks still respected and appreciated their beliefs and value systems. It notes that while it is important to rely on the Meteorological Services Department for weather forecasting, events over the past few years have shown this Department’s forecasts at times as unreliable. The paper therefore argues that Zimbabweans, especially those involved in crop and livestock production should also observe natural phenomena such as flora and fauna as was done by the people of old who got early warning signs from Mother Nature herself.
تدمد: 2413-2551
DOI: 10.15641/dande.v2i1.28
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::3694a68e9c133760dda9b0b588f34faf
https://doi.org/10.15641/dande.v2i1.28
Rights: OPEN
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi...........3694a68e9c133760dda9b0b588f34faf
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE
الوصف
تدمد:24132551
DOI:10.15641/dande.v2i1.28