International Journal of Sustainable Development Research

Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2024

  • Research Article

    Communities’ Perceptions and Coping Strategies to Flood Hazard in a Peri-Urban Catchment: The Case Study of the Zio River Basin, Togo, West Africa

    Têtou-Houyo Blakime, Kossi Komi*, Kossi Adjonou, Akouété Galé Ekoue, Kodjovi Senanou Gbafa, Botolisam Polorigni, Peter Oyedele, Kouami Kokou

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2024
    Pages: 43-55
    Received: 6 April 2024
    Accepted: 23 April 2024
    Published: 10 May 2024
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijsdr.20241002.11
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    Abstract: Climate and land use changes have exacerbated the frequency and intensity of floods in West Africa. In Togo, the communities of the Zio river sub-basin are regularly affected by flood hazard with severe socio-economic consequences. The main objective of this article is to contribute to the improvement of the resilience of these populations through ... Show More
  • Research Article

    Choices of Adaptation Strategies to Climate Variability and Its Determinants: Evidence from Farm Households of Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, Western Ethiopia

    Firomsa Mersha*, Jema Haji, Bezabih Emana, Abule Mehare

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2024
    Pages: 56-64
    Received: 26 April 2024
    Accepted: 16 May 2024
    Published: 30 May 2024
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    Abstract: Climate variability and change is a serious threat to the livelihoods of rural communities because they are very sensitive to such changes. This study identified farmers’ choice of and factors determining adaptation strategies to climate variability and change in Benishangul Gumuz regional state, western Ethiopia which is harshly affected by climat... Show More
  • Research Article

    The Effect of Cultural Factors on the Consumption of Consumable Insects: Evidence from Rural Southwestern Uganda

    Isaac Akandwanaho*, Adrian Wekulo Mukhebi, Rebecca Kalibwani, Gershom Nuwemuhwezi, Christopher Obel-Ogor, Donald Rugira Kugonza

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2024
    Pages: 65-70
    Received: 30 November 2023
    Accepted: 21 December 2023
    Published: 14 June 2024
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijsdr.20241002.13
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    Abstract: Consumable insects are an important part of human food systems and their consumption across diverse cultures dates back into the pre-historical period. This study assessed the effect of cultural factors on the consumption of consumable insects in the Kiruhura district of southwestern Uganda. The study employed a post-positivism research paradigm (m... Show More