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article · Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

Policy implementation: Assessing institutional coordination and communication for flood warning in Namibia

20243 citationsOpen accessUniversity of the Free State

Abstract

The study identifies bureaucracy, limited institutional capacities, inadequate funding and response and relief prioritisation as major challenges to system efficacy. It provides directives for better institutional coordination and communication to reduce future harm.

Research topics

  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture

Sustainable Development Goals

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DOI: 10.4102/jamba.v16i1.1534

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