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A composite inherent resilience index for Zimbabwe: An adaptation of the disaster resilience of place model

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Mavhura, Emmanuel, Manyangadze, Tawanda, Aryal, Komal Raj·2021·International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
DOI 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102152
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Building resilience to disasters has become a strategic goal of many risk reduction programs across the globe. This is because resilience ensures that communities develop capacities which prevent or minimise loses to disasters. In view of this, there is need to develop a baseline that tracks changes in resilience through time. This study responded to this gap in Zimbabwe by developing composite resilience indices (CRI) using 26 variables that reflected 5 subdomains of resilience: community capital, economic, infrastructure, social and health. The CRI were then used to map the spatial variation of resilience across 91 districts. The results show that the majority of the districts with below moderate resilience are mainly rural and marginalised, while the most resilient districts emerged in urban areas where service provision and infrastructure are better developed. These findings were further subjected to factor analyses which deconstructed the overall CRI and identified six latent factors behind resilience: infrastructure, health, household head, and income, access to maize and fortified food. These factors were mapped in a GIS environment to show their geographic variation in the country. Furthermore, Moran's Index and the Getis Ord Gi* statistical tests were applied to determine clusters of resilience across space. Results confirmed the spatial clustering of CRI. The results are therefore, useful in planning mitigation, response and preparedness measures across the country.

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    “Water storage capacity, reservoir size relative to demand, groundwater recharge management, and redundancy in distribution networks all function as physical buffers that reduce the immediate impact of drought (Mavhura et al., 2021).”

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Mavhura, E., Manyangadze, T., & Aryal, K. R.
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  • Bindura University of Science Education (ZW)
  • Rabdan Academy (AE)
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Mavhura, Emmanuel
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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
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Elsevier BV
Published
2021-04
Volume
57
Pages
102152
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2212-4209 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102152
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  • Department for International Development, UK Government
  • European Commission
  • United Nations Development Programme
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Social Sciences › Transportation › Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
Keywords
disaster resilience, composite resilience index, Zimbabwe, spatial clustering, community capital, infrastructure resilience, health resilience, household income, food security, urban-rural differences, disaster risk reduction

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