2018
DOI: 10.5751/es-09909-230129
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Recovery and adaptation after the 2015 Nepal earthquakes: a smallholder household perspective

Abstract: Communities reliant on subsistence and small-scale production are typically more vulnerable than others to disasters such as earthquakes. We study the earthquakes that struck Nepal in the spring of 2015 to investigate their impacts on smallholder communities and the diverse trajectories of recovery at the household and community levels. We focus on the first year following the earthquakes because this is when households were still devastated, yet beginning to recover and adapt. Through survey questionnaires, f… Show more

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“…Nepal largely depend up on surrounding bio-physical system for obtaining their livelihood (Epstein et al, 2018). Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and small trades are major sources of household economy of mountain people (Gurung 2007).…”
Section: Most Of the Mountain Communities Inmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nepal largely depend up on surrounding bio-physical system for obtaining their livelihood (Epstein et al, 2018). Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and small trades are major sources of household economy of mountain people (Gurung 2007).…”
Section: Most Of the Mountain Communities Inmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Nepal, the main categories in which social exclusion manifests itself are caste, ethnic affiliation, and gender (Holmberg, 2014; Tamang, 2014; Jones, Oven, and Wisner, 2016; He et al, 2018). The Hindu caste system hampers the ability of people to cope with crises (Save the Children, 2016; Epstein et al, 2018). Caste and ethnicity are not only determinants of social exclusion that leads to vulnerability, but also they shape the configuration of economic and political institutions in Nepal (Holmberg, 2014).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Drawing on evidence from respondents in earthquake-affected Dolakha district, Epstein et al (2018) found that farming households made rapid changes to their livelihoods to survive in the year following the 2015 earthquakes: "The need for cash during the first year rose sharply. As farm land dedicated to food grains fell, some families drew on commercial crop sales and off-farm income and remittances, and others sought wage opportunities locally.…”
Section: Responding To Natural Disasters: Managing and Coping Strategiesmentioning
confidence: 99%