Morena J. Rankopo

Early Warning Systems in the Southern African Development Community: A Necessity

Kgosietsile Maripe, Morena J. Rankopo, Lengwe-Katembula Mwansa, Christo Coetzee, Sizwile Khoza, Livhuwani David Nemakonde, Bradley Lesego Shoroma, Gideon Wentink, Maynard Nyirenda, Stephen Chikuse, Tchaka Kamanga & Dewald Van Niekerk · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2022

The purpose was to ascertain whether the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have functional, people-centered early warning systems as part of their disaster risk management programs. The study adopted a mixed-method approach involving a review of relevant...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i484033

Community Vulnerability in Climate Disaster and Environmental Sustainability: A Botswana Perspective

Kgosietsile Maripe & Morena J. Rankopo · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2018

Community vulnerability to climate related disasters and environmental degradation is a concern for social workers. This concern accentuates when the physical environment from which communities derive livelihoods cannot sustain their subsistence. Social work is a profession that...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CJAST/2018/38850