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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Vulnerability interventions in the context of multiple stressors: lessons from the Southern Africa Vulnerability Initiative (SAVI)
Environmental Science and Policy, Volume 12, No. 1, Year 2009
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Description
This paper describes an initiative to develop a model for understanding the multi-faceted nature and effects of vulnerability. The model is designed to enable analysis and assessment of interventions that address vulnerability, a concept that is widely used across disciplines and in development planning in Africa, particularly in southern Africa. The model is being developed to accommodate analyses of 'multiple stressors' and to identify the intersection and interaction of stressors in different contexts. Using three case studies related to vulnerability reduction and HIV/AIDS, we show how multiple processes interact and can influence the outcomes of vulnerability interventions in ways that may not be readily apparent when focusing on one stressor alone. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
O'Brien, Karen L.
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Quinlan, Tim Kc
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Ziervogel, Gina
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Statistics
Citations: 156
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.envsci.2008.10.008
ISSN:
14629011
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases