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Disaster Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policies, Institutions and Processes
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Publication date: 21 April 2022
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(2022), "Index", Balgah, R.A. and Kimengsi, J.N. (Ed.) Disaster Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policies, Institutions and Processes, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 267-274. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-817-320221015
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Copyright © 2022 Roland Azibo Balgah and Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi
INDEX
Note: Page numbers followed by “n” indicate notes.
Abeokuta flood
, 134
Abule-Egba fire outbreak
, 133
Accident Investigation Bureau
, 137
Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA)
, 196
Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA)
, 156
Administrative and governance structure
, 111–112
Administrative process for crises management
, 114–115
Africa
, 58, 64
Africa-led process
, 221
share of disasters and impacts
, 22–23
Africa Risk Capacity (ARC)
, 156
African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD)
, 65
African Development Bank (ADB)
, 156
African disaster problem in early twenty-first century
, 64–67
emergency response
, 67
findings of DRR baseline study and outcomes
, 65
governance
, 67
institutional frameworks
, 65–66
knowledge management
, 66–67
risk identification and assessment
, 66
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN)
, 63
African Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction
, 47–48
African Union (AU)
, 37, 156
African Union and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AU/NEPAD)
, 64, 71–72
African Union’s Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy (AU-DRR)
, 59
Africa’s regional strategy for DRR
, 62–64
aims, objectives and key strategies
, 68–71
global DRR frameworks
, 59–62
history and policy linkages
, 62–63
key policy stakeholders
, 71
methodological concerns
, 73–76
monitoring and evaluating strategy
, 72–73
policy context
, 63
policy processes, objectives and stakeholders
, 68–73
policy scope of strategy
, 64
results
, 76–89
Agenda 21
, 62
Aggregation rules
, 74
Agreement based/cooperative instruments
, 49
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
, 16
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
, 188
Annual Division of Revenue Act
, 172
Authority rules
, 74
Bagauda Dam break
, 131
Basic Conditions of Employment Act
, 172
Bellview Airline Boeing 737 crash
, 133
Bhopal factory toxic gas leak in India
, 10
Boko Haram riots
, 134
Boundary rules
, 74
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)
, 180
Buea
, 7
Cameroon
, 98
administrative and governance structure
, 111–112
administrative process for crises management
, 114–115
central DRM coordinating agency
, 110–111
challenges and opportunities for effective disasters and crises management
, 115–118
challenges and prospects in devolution of DRM
, 113–114
DRM institutional framework challenges and prospects
, 108–110
DRM legislative framework challenges and prospects
, 107–108
DRM profile
, 99–101
government
, 108
institutional framework for DRM
, 108
international platforms for DRM
, 105–107
legislative framework for DRM in
, 101–105
power structure
, 112–113
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
, 137
Central DRM coordinating agency
, 110–111
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
, 24, 58, 138
Chernobyl nuclear radioactive leak in Ukraine
, 10
Civil Protection (CP)
, 101, 221
Climate Centre
, 128
Climate change
, 16, 124
Climatic disasters, higher frequencies of
, 17
Common Programme Framework (CPF)
, 157
Community resilience
, 18
Community Resilience Framework
, 20
Concepts
, 4
Content analysis
, 73–74
results from
, 81–83
Corruption Perceptions Index
, 129
Covid-19
, 13–14, 124, 168
Crisis
, 6
Descriptive statistics
, 182–183
Directorate of Civil Protection (DCP)
, 110
challenges and prospects in strategic function of
, 111
functions
, 110
Disaster governance (DG)
, 169, 186
Disaster governance in Ghana
, 197–199, 202
Disaster management (DM)
, 23, 98, 127, 148, 168
in Nigeria
, 129–130, 137–139
Disaster Resilience of Place (DROP)
, 20
Disaster risk governance (DRG)
, 198
Disaster risk identification and prioritisation (DRIP)
, 168, 183
Disaster risk management (DRM), 17–18, 40, 61, 99, 126, 135–136, 149, 166 (see also International disaster risk management policies and instruments)
challenges and prospects in devolution of
, 113–114
institutional framework challenges and prospects
, 108–110
international platforms for
, 105–107
legislative framework challenges and prospects
, 107–108
Disaster risk management framework (DRMF)
, 151
Disaster risk reduction (DRR), 17–18, 37–40, 59, 98, 124, 149, 166 (see also African Union’s Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy (AU-DRR))
perspectives in Africa
, 22–26
policies and strategies
, 99
resilience discourses in
, 18–20
Disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM)
, 9, 17–18
policy and representation of concerned parties in
, 23–24
Disasters
, 4, 124
diplomacy
, 16
and DRM perspectives in Africa
, 22–26
dynamics
, 9–10
and mass media
, 10–11
and opportunity
, 16–17
and phenomena
, 10
policy instruments for Sub-Saharan Africa
, 47–48
and political instability
, 15–16
prevention
, 40
and related concepts
, 4–9
and social media
, 12–13
unequal vulnerability of groups to
, 13–15
Divisional officers (DOs)
, 112
DM Act 57 of 2002
, 172
DM Act No. 57 of 2002
, 173–174
DM Act of 2002
, 176
Drought Monitoring Centre (DMC)
, 66
East Cameroon
, 103
Economic/fiscal instruments
, 49
Emergency
, 6
response
, 67
Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT)
, 24, 58
Ending Drought Emergencies (EDE)
, 157
Environmental management
, 129
European Union (EU)
, 157
Evaluation criteria
, 86–87
External policy environment
, 83
Facebook
, 12
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
, 128
Federal Road Safety Commission Act
, 137
Fire Brigade Services Act (FBSA)
, 176
Flooding in Nigeria
, 126–127
Floods in Northern Cameroon (2012)
, 115–116
Frameworks
, 98
Free State province
, 170–171
Ghana
, 196
disaster events in
, 199–201
disaster governance in
, 197–199, 202
framework for disaster management in
, 204
hierarchy and organisational chart of disaster management in
, 202–205
institutional responsibilities
, 205–206
missing community participation
, 208–210
missing institutional collaboration
, 207–208
missing links in disaster governance in
, 207–212
missing risk communication
, 210–212
Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)
, 202
Ghana Police Service (GPS)
, 202
Global disasters
, 9–10
snapshot of
, 37–38
Global Network for Disaster Risk (GNDR), 114n3
Global Risk Index (GRI)
, 46
Gold Coast (see Ghana)
Governance
, 67
Government of Kenya (GoK)
, 150
Grievances
, 15
Gross domestic product (GDP)
, 11, 36, 65, 180
Hazards
, 4–5, 38–39
Heat–aggression relationship
, 15
Historical timeline analysis, results from
, 77–80
Human capital accumulation
, 17
Human-development index
, 16
Hyogo framework and linkages to Africa’s DRR policy
, 61–62
Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)
, 18, 36–37, 41–44, 58, 124, 154, 198
Hypothesis testing
, 187
IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI)
, 156
IGAD-Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC)
, 65–66
Index for Risk Management (INFORM)
, 46
INFORM GRI
, 46
Inferential statistics
, 183
Information communications technology (ICT)
, 168
Information rules
, 74
Information technology
, 14
Information/communication based instruments
, 49
Instagram
, 12
Institutional analysis and development (IAD)
, 220
framework
, 73–75
results from
, 83–87
Institutional framework for DRM
, 108
Institutional framework for national disaster policy formulation (IFPF)
, 183
Institutional Score Cards
, 173
Instruments
, 37
Integrated development plan (IDP)
, 173
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
, 65
Intergovernmental committee on disaster management (ICDM)
, 174, 178
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
, 41
International disaster risk management policies and instruments
disaster policy instruments for Sub-Saharan Africa
, 47–48
DRR
, 38–40
global policy processes and frameworks
, 40–47
policy instruments
, 49
snapshot of global disasters
, 37–38
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
, 124, 209
International platforms for DRM
, 105–107
International policy context
, 83
International Risk Governance Framework (IRGF)
, 128
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
, 48, 65, 148
Ivory Coast
, 13
Jesse oil pipeline explosion
, 132
Joint Crisis Committee
, 105
Kenya
article selection process
, 152
awareness, participation and capacity to DM
, 159
disaster profile
, 148
DM actors
, 154–155
DM in Kenya
, 153
DM policies in institutions
, 160
DM policy
, 151
DRM
, 149
formulation of policy
, 162
framework for DRM
, 152
international conventions and agreements
, 155–156
knowledge creation and management
, 161
legal provisions for DRR in
, 157–158
national disaster institutions
, 157
NDRR
, 154
Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)
, 157
Kenya Red Cross Society Act
, 157
Key performance areas (KPAs)
, 173
Key performance indicators (KPIs)
, 173
Knowledge creation and management (KCM)
, 169, 183–184
Knowledge gaps on disaster and DRM in Africa
, 24–26
Knowledge instruments
, 49
Knowledge management
, 66–67
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA)
, 202
KwaZulu-Natal province, disasters in
, 170
Legislative framework for DRM in Cameroon
, 101–105
Legislative/regulatory instruments
, 49
Limpopo province
, 171
Local Emergency Management Authority (LEMA)
, 125
Local Government Act (LGA)
, 157
Maitatsine riot
, 131
Man-made disasters
, 8–9
Mass media
, 10–11, 17
Media outlets
, 17
Mekong River Commission (MRC)
, 128
Methodological approaches and challenges in resilience analysis
, 20–22
Military Cantonment bomb explosions
, 132
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
, 62
Ministries department and agencies (MDAs)
, 137
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
, 205
Ministry of Territorial Administration (MINAT)
, 103, 111–112
Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation (MINATD)
, 103
Mixed-methods approach
, 181
Mount Cameroon eruption (MCE)
, 116
crisis management
, 116–118
Mpumalanga province
, 171
Multi-stakeholder engagement
, 127
Municipal Finance Management Act
, 172
Municipal Systems Act
, 172–173, 176
Municipality disaster grants (MDG)
, 171
Municipality Systems Act No. 32 of 2000
, 173
National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP)
, 157
National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS)
, 157
National Council for Civil Protection (NCCP)
, 112
National disaster centre (NDMC)
, 175, 176
National disaster management advisory forum (NDMAF)
, 174, 178
National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC)
, 168, 204
National Disaster Management Framework (NDMF)
, 125, 185
National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO)
, 196
National Disaster Operations Centre (NDOC)
, 154, 157
National Disaster Policy Framework
, 159, 162
National Disaster Relief Act
, 158
National Disaster Relief Regulations (NDRR)
, 154
National Disaster Risk Management Policy Framework (NDRM Policy Framework)
, 222
National Disaster Risk Reduction (NDRR)
, 154
Kenya
, 154
National Drought Management Authority Act (NDMA Act)
, 157
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
, 125, 130
National Emergency Management Authority
, 124
National Environment Management
, 173
National Federation of Civil Protection Act (FNPC Act)
, 101
National Mobilisation Programme (NMP)
, 202
National Risk Observatory (NRO)
, 105
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA)
, 155
Natural Disaster Relief Act (NDRA)
, 154
Natural disasters
, 8–9, 36–37
New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
, 62–63
Nigeria
, 125
disaster management in
, 129–130, 137–139
disaster occurrences
, 130–134
DRM and institutional stylised facts in
, 135–136
existing DRM and framework in
, 136–137
flooding as disaster in
, 126–127
natural and man-made disasters
, 126
risk governance
, 127–129
Nigerian Civil Aviation Act
, 137
Nigerian Federal Government
, 125
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET)
, 127
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
, 62, 125
North-West province
, 171
Nsam Fire Disaster
, 103, 105
Nyos Disaster
, 221
Ogunpa flood
, 131
Oviri Court fire
, 132
Paris Agreement Conference of Parties
, 156
Pay-off rules
, 74
Perceptions of causes of disasters
, 22
Performance resilience
, 20
Policy
analysis
, 74
considerations for improving disaster risk management in SSA
, 50–51
formulation
, 85–86, 162
frameworks
, 36, 39
instruments
, 49
outcomes
, 86
processes
, 59
Policymakers
, 49
Political instability
, 15–16
Position rules
, 74
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs)
, 67
Power structure
, 112–113
Preparation resilience
, 20
Preparedness
, 40
Prime minister (PM)
, 112
Priority areas (PAs)
, 41–42, 46
Programme of Action (PoA)
, 47
Provincial disaster grant (PDG)
, 171
Public Finance Management Act
, 172–173
Rapidity
, 19–20
Redundancy
, 19–20
Regional Centre for Mapping Resources for Development (RCMRD)
, 156
Regional economic communities (RECs)
, 47, 63, 159, 222
Regional member countries (RMCs)
, 156
Regression analysis
, 187
Republic of SA (see South Africa (SA))
Resilience
, 19
discourses in DRR
, 18–20
methodological approaches and challenges in resilience analysis
, 20–22
Resourcefulness
, 19–20
Risk
, 39
analysis
, 40
governance
, 127–129
identification and assessment
, 66
reduction
, 98
transfer
, 40
Robustness
, 19–20
Rumour detection studies
, 13
Scope rules
, 74
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), 18, 37, 44–47, 58–61, 99, 124, 125, 156, 168n1
, 198, 209
Senior divisional officers (SDOs)
, 105
Services Delivery Budget Implementation Plan (SDBIP)
, 173
Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
, 16, 23
Social change
, 7
Social media
, 12–13
Sosoliso Airlines DC-9 crash
, 133
South Africa (SA)
, 168
ANOVA
, 188
descriptive statistics
, 182–183
DG
, 186
disaster problem
, 180
DM governance structure
, 175
DRM in SA
, 186–187
DRM institutions and processes
, 174
ICDM
, 178
inferential statistics
, 183
institutional framework for DM
, 172–174
international DRR ramifications
, 179
map with disaster study areas
, 182
mixed-methods approach
, 181
municipal DM committee
, 177
municipality DRM committee
, 174–175
national DM triggers in
, 169–171
NDMAF
, 178
NDMC
, 176
provinces and capitals
, 179–180
provincial DM centre
, 176–177
provincial DM committee
, 177
regression analysis
, 187
regression model coefficients
, 189
validity test
, 184–185
South African Development Community (SADC)
, 81
South African Local Government Association (SALGA)
, 172, 186
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
, 65
Special Emergency Assistance Fund (SEAF)
, 65
Stakeholders
, 108–110
State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)
, 125
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
, 182
Strategy document
, 65, 68
Strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats (SWOT)
, 73, 75–76
analysis-based results
, 87–89
Structural adjustment programmes (SAPs)
, 66
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
, 16, 47, 128, 135–136, 148
disaster policy instruments for
, 47–48
policy considerations for improving disaster risk management in
, 50–51
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
, 124, 148–149
Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR)
, 59, 61
Tik Tok
, 12
Timelines
, 73
Twitter
, 12
United Nations (UN)
, 41, 99, 124, 198
headquarters bombing
, 134
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
, 155
United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction (UN-IATF)
, 71
United Nations International Strategy for Destruction Reduction (UNISDR)
, 125, 169
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
, 4, 125
United Nations’ Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)
, 77
Views from the Frontline project (VFL project)
, 114
Vulnerability
, 6–7
Water Act
, 157
West Cameroon
, 103
WhatsApp
, 12
World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR)
, 63, 124
World Health Organization (WHO)
, 10, 58–59, 124
World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
, 61
Yokohama Strategy
, 37, 41
YouTube
, 12
- Prelims
- Part I: A Review of Disaster Management Concepts and Policy Processes
- Chapter 1: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: A Conceptual Overview
- Chapter 2: International Disaster Risk Management Policies and Instruments: A Review
- Chapter 3: A Critical Assessment of the African Union’s Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy
- Chapter 4: Policy and Institutional Frameworks for Disaster Risk Management in Cameroon: Challenges and Prospects
- Chapter 5: Institutional Diagnosis of Disaster Risk Management in Nigeria: Towards the Design of a New Framework
- Part II: Disaster Management Institutions, Policy and Processes: Empirical Evidence
- Chapter 6: Natural Disaster Risk Management in Kenya: Prospects for Successful Implementation
- Chapter 7: Disaster Management Policies, Institutions and Practices in South Africa
- Chapter 8: Disaster Governance in Ghana: Legislations, Policies and Missing Links
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9: Conclusions on Policy and Institutional Processes for Disaster Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Glossary of Disaster Risk Management – Related Terms
- Index