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The earthquake/seismic risk, vulnerability and capacity profile for Karonga town

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dc.contributor.author Kushe, James
dc.contributor.author Manda, Mtafu
dc.contributor.author Mdala, Hassan
dc.contributor.author Wanda, Elijah
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-28T19:32:23Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-28T19:32:23Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.citation Kushe, J., Manda, M., Mdala, H. & Wanda, E (2017). The earthquake/seismic risk, vulnerability and capacity profile for Karonga town. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 11(1), 19-32. https://bit.ly/3rKRGXL en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://bit.ly/3rKRGXL
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mzuni.ac.mw/handle/123456789/416
dc.description.abstract The study was carried out to understand the risks posed by earthquakes in Karonga based on roles and perception of stakeholders. Information was collected from several stakeholders who were found responding to earthquakes impacts in Karonga Town. The study found that several stakeholders, governmental and non-governmental department and organisation operate in Karonga District to respond to hazards and disasters that occur in the district however most of these stakeholders concentrate their activities in rural areas than the town despite having the town experiencing greater impacts from earthquake hazards. The study also found that people of Karonga are aware of earthquakes and how they can avoid their impacts however their economic status fail them from developing infrastructure that can help them to avoid or recover quickly from the impacts of earthquake disasters. It is therefore concluded that the people of Karonga town are vulnerable to earthquake hazards due to limited capacity to develop appropriate infrastructure that can survive seismic hazards. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Academic Journals en_US
dc.subject Earthquake en_US
dc.subject seismic en_US
dc.subject risk en_US
dc.subject vulnerability en_US
dc.subject capacity en_US
dc.title The earthquake/seismic risk, vulnerability and capacity profile for Karonga town en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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