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Evaluating local vulnerability and organisational resilience to frequent flooding in Africa: the case of Northern Cameroon.

Bang, H., Miles, L. and Gordon, R., 2019. Evaluating local vulnerability and organisational resilience to frequent flooding in Africa: the case of Northern Cameroon. Foresight, 21 (2), 266-284.

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DOI: 10.1108/FS-06-2018-0068

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate local vulnerability and organisational resilience including coping/adaptive capacity to climate risks, specifically frequent flooding in Northern Cameroon. Design/methodology/approach: The research is exploratory/deductive, and draws upon qualitative methods, secondary and empirical techniques supplemented by semi structured qualitative interviews with senior disaster managers. Secondary information sources, which include peer review articles, government reports/plans, newspaper articles and other grey literature, enhanced the analysis. Findings: The research findings have unveiled the physical and social vulnerability of Northern Cameroon to frequent flooding. Results also show that institutional performance for flood management in Cameroon is ineffective, and adaptive capacity is highly deficient. Cameroon’s legislative framework for flood management is weak, and this exacerbates the poor implementation of structural and non-structural flood management measures. Results also indicate issues with relief, evacuation and foreign assistance in flood management. Recommendations that focus on enhancing capacity of response to frequent flooding via reducing vulnerabilities, managing resilience and enhancing adaptive capacity are provided. Originality/Value: Using Gallopin’s (2006) model of vulnerability, this article makes a distinct contribution by offering insights into the role of adaptive capacity in disaster management systems in developing (African) countries via an evaluation of vulnerabilities and organisational resilience to repeated flooding in Northern Cameroon. Type of Paper: This is a case study research involving two areas in Northern Cameroon.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1463-6689
Uncontrolled Keywords:vulnerability; organisational resilience; adaptive capacity; capacity of response; disaster management; floods
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:31569
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:18 Dec 2018 14:16
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:13

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