Strengthening the Disaster Resilience of Indonesian Cities: A Policy Note

Kryspin-Watson, Jolanta; Vun, Yong Jian; Stanton-Geddes, Zuzana; Semadeni, Gian Sandosh

doi:10.1596/32459

Cited by 2 publications

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Flood disasters and health among the urban poor

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Between 1990 and 2008, the share of urban poor in Asia rose by nearly 40%, and it is estimated that during the next 20 years, 95% of the population growth in developing countries will take place in urban areas (Baker, 2012; World Bank, 2020). This growing segment of urban poor faces a higher risk of exposure to natural disasters than both non-poor and rural populations (Winsemius et al., 2018; World Bank, 2020). Especially at risk are people living in slums and informal settlements, 1 estimated at one billion people worldwide ( UN-Habitat, 2016; World Bank, 2020). An absence of adequate urban planning has resulted in the development of these types of settlements in flood and cyclone-prone coastal areas, deemed undesirable for residential purposes (Baker, 2012). They are often characterized by dense and poorly constructed housing with low access to basic amenities and poor drainage (CRED, 2020;UN-Habitat, 2016).When the urban poor experience floods, they face significant economic and health consequences. They may suffer damage to their homes, lose their livelihoods, and have increased exposure to injuries, pathogens and viruses (Ezeh et al., 2017;WHO, 2018). Further, in the absence of timely and effective social safety nets, coping strategies employed in poor households include selling productive assets, reducing meals, or withdrawing children from school to enter the labor market. These can

show abstract