Issue 1 & 2 (JSHSS Vol. 3)

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    The integration of an effective disaster risk reduction system in Namibia based on vulnerabilities of stakeholders in the Zambezi region
    (University of Namibia, 2014) Kanyimba, Alex T.; Siyambango, Nguza
    Namibia has structures in place for disaster risk reduction. However, the need to mainstream the disaster risk reduction policy at all levels has been emphasised in the literature. The aim of this article is to present opportunities for the integration of effective disaster risk reduction in Namibia based on vulnerabilities of stakeholders in the Zambezi region. The data was collected by quantitative and visual research methods. The quantitative data was evaluated by means of the statistical package for social sciences and the visual data by semiotic analysis. In the opinion of members of civil society, the community and local government agencies, flooding is on the increase and losses in assets have been experienced. The Namibian disaster reduction system consequently faces a challenge. This study recommends an approach that is holistic, society that can act together in reducing disaster risks and facilitate community coalitions
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    Practitioners’ experiences of the implementation of sustainable development in the institutions of higher learning in Namibia
    (2014) Hamunyela, Miriam N.; Kasanda, Choshi D.; Kanyimba, Alex T.
    The aim of this article reports results of the study that examined the experiences of the practitioners in Namibian Higher Education institutions on the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development. Although the article demonstrated that lecturers in the Namibian Higher Education Institutions view education for sustainable development as cross-cutting discipline that should be the responsibility of all lecturers, it seems that lecturers do not teach it collaboratively, as required by international bodies. The members of institutions’ management should inspire and motivate the idea of sustainability and environmental awareness, and actively promote the transformation of society through the adoption of a policy and action plan on education for sustainable development.