Community Response to Climatic Hazards in Northern Pakistan

Ehsan-ul-Haq,

doi:10.1659/mrd.0947

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“…This model has enjoyed some success in promoting water access, particularly in more rural and difficult-to-access areas. One of the biggest successes of the program, however, has been its relatively extensive engagement with state authorities, providing logistical, financial, and technical resources in support of these activities (De Spoelberch 1987;Ehsan-ul-Haq 2007). This example illustrates the potential for greater state cooperation with a variety of actors in promoting effective and sustainable water-management activities.…”

Section: Characterization Of Existing Water Governance Institutionsmentioning

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Water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Scott

Zhang

Mukherji

et al. 2019

The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment

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Section: Characterization Of Existing Water Governance Institutionsmentioning

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Water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Scott

Zhang

Mukherji

et al. 2019

The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment

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“…In Taiwan a community is officially designated as a "driftwood art area" in order to boost local artists as part of recovery from flooding (Wang et al, 2013). Planning responses include examples from Pakistan, where tents, blankets and emergency food rations had been prepared by village-based organizations (Ehsan-ul-Haq, 2007) and examples from the UK such as the distribution of sandbags by town and parish councils (Andrew and Knight, 2014).…”

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A global comparison of community-based responses to natural hazards

Paterson

Charles

2019

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Community-based disaster preparedness is an important component of disaster management. Knowledge of interventions that communities utilize in response to hazards is important to develop local-level capacity and increase community resilience. This paper systematically examines empirical information about local-level responses to hazards based on peer-reviewed, published case studies. We developed a data set based on 188 articles providing information from 318 communities from all regions of the world. We classified response examples to address four key questions: (i) what kinds of responses are used by communities all over the world? (ii) Do communities in different parts of the world use different kinds of responses? (iii) Are communities using hazard-specific responses? (iv) Are communities using a multi-hazard approach? We found that within an extensive literature on hazards, there is relatively little empirical information about community-based responses to hazards. Across the world, responses aiming at securing basic human needs are the most frequently reported kinds of responses. Although the notion of community-based disaster preparedness is gaining importance, very few examples of responses that draw on the social fabric of communities are reported. Specific regions of the world are lacking in their use of certain hazard responses classes. Although an all-hazard approach for disaster preparedness is increasingly recommended, there is a lack of multi-hazard response approaches on the local level.

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“…In Taiwan a community is officially designated as a "driftwood art area" in order to boost local artists as part of recovery from flooding (Wang et al 2013). Planning responses include examples from Pakistan, where tents, blankets and emergency food rations had been prepared by village based organisations (Ehsan-ul-Haq 2007) and examples from the UK such as the distribution of sandbags by town and parish councils (Andrew and Knight 2014).…”

Section: Guidance and Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

A global comparison of community-based responses to natural hazards

Paterson¹,

Charles²

2018

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Abstract. Community-based disaster preparedness is an important component of disaster management. Knowledge of interventions that communities utilise in response to hazards is important to develop local-level capacity and increase community resilience. This paper systematically examines empirical information about local level responses to hazards based on peer reviewed, published case studies. We developed a data set based on 188 articles providing information from 318 communities from all regions of the world. We classified response examples to address four key questions: (i) What kinds of responses are used by communities all over the world? (ii) Do communities in different parts of the world use different kinds of responses? (iii) Are communities using hazard-specific responses? (iv) Are communities using a multi-hazard approach? We found that within an extensive literature on hazards, there is relatively little empirical information about community-based responses to hazards. Across the world, responses aiming at securing basic human needs are the most frequently reported kinds of responses. Although the notion of community-based disaster preparedness is gaining importance, very few examples of responses that draw on the social fabric of communities are reported. Specific regions of the world are lacking in their use of certain hazard responses classes. Although an all-hazards approach for disaster preparedness is increasingly recommended, there is a lack of multi-hazard response approaches on the local level.

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Community Response to Climatic Hazards in Northern Pakistan

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Water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

A global comparison of community-based responses to natural hazards

A global comparison of community-based responses to natural hazards

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