Are our COVID-19 response and recovery efforts in sync with the principles of disaster risk reduction?
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): W.Lunga, P.Tirivanhu, K.Sobane, C.Musarurwa
KEYWORDS: COVID-19 LOCKDOWN, DISASTERS, ECONOMIC GROWTH
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 12846
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/19430
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19430
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): W.Lunga, P.Tirivanhu, K.Sobane, C.Musarurwa
KEYWORDS: COVID-19 LOCKDOWN, DISASTERS, ECONOMIC GROWTH
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 12846
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/19430
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19430
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Abstract
Even before the emergence of COVID-19, the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report highlighted complex, interconnected risks to humanity. How would countries mitigate the additional effect of a pandemic? HSRC researchers examined the effectiveness of South Africa's disaster risk reduction actions.-
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