The role of perception of local government officials on climate change and resilient development: a case of Uttarakhand, India

Chondol, Thinles; Panda, Amlana; Gupta, Anil K.; Agrawal, Nirupama; Kaur, Amarjeet

doi:10.1108/ijdrbe-01-2020-0003

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“…Authorities' knowledge sufficiency is very important in disaster preparedness. This is supported by Chondol et al (2020), whom argued that the perceptions, understanding and knowledge of officers play an important role in decisionmaking in disaster mitigation, increasing capacity building and dissemination of awareness on disaster risk reduction. Another supporting factor is that Aceh province is a disasterprone area.…”

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Disaster preparedness among disaster management agency officers: a study from rural and urban areas in Aceh, Indonesia

Husna¹,

Firdaus²,

Wardani³

et al. 2021

IJDRBE

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the preparedness of disaster mitigation agency officers in both urban and rural areas as high vulnerability zones in Aceh, Indonesia, in dealing with disasters. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study adopted a conceptual framework from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and United Nations of Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)/International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) (LIPI-UNESCO/ISDR, 2006), explaining the study of community preparedness in anticipating earthquake and tsunami disasters. The framework of the study consists of five disaster preparedness parameters, namely, knowledge and attitude to face disasters, policies and guidelines, emergency response plans, disaster early warning systems and mobilization of resources. This conceptual framework was developed after the 2004 tsunami through an analysis study in the three provinces in Indonesia (Aceh, Padang and Bengkulu) experiencing earthquakes and tsunamis. This conceptual framework serves as a guideline and is in line with the objective of the regional disaster management Agency to reduce disaster risk through increasing community preparedness, especially providers or officers in anticipating disasters. Findings There was a significant difference in disaster preparedness among officers from the urban and rural areas. The area size, location accessibility, the communication network and disaster detection and warning facilities could associate with the results. Research limitations/implications The respondents were selected from only two districts in Aceh Province, Indonesia, which are vulnerable to disasters. The study only identifies the disaster preparedness among disaster management agency officers (DMAOs) adopted from LIPI-UNESCO/ISDR about community preparedness in anticipating disasters particularly tsunami and earthquake. Therefore, the results of this study may have limited generalizability to other areas in Indonesia and beyond. Practical implications The results of this study could possibly serve as recommendations for policymakers and disaster management agencies, particularly in rural areas to prepare contingency plans that involve both internal and external institutions to arrange the regulations related to community-based emergency response plans and disaster early warning systems. Such programs of education, training and disaster drill needed to be in place and conducted regularly for the officers in a rural area. Finally, the other sub-scales showed no difference in disaster preparedness, however, collaboration and support to each other in disaster risk reduction plan by improving the capacity building, policy enhancement and disaster management guidelines are required. Also, attempts to optimize logistics adequacy, budget allocations and disaster preparedness education and training for both DMAOs are strongly recommended through the lens of the study. The results of the study might useful for further research that could be developed based on this current study. Originality/value The emergency response plans and disaster early warning systems were significantly different between the rural and urban officers in disaster preparedness. Attending disaster management programs, experiences in responding to disasters and the availability of facilities and funds could be considered in ascertaining the preparedness of officers to deal with disasters.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Disaster preparedness among disaster management agency officers: a study from rural and urban areas in Aceh, Indonesia

Husna¹,

Firdaus²,

Wardani³

et al. 2021

IJDRBE

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“…Public officials in this study outlined the limited financial resources and issues with political leadership as challenges that need to be addressed to build adaptive resilience. Chondol et al [12] also found scarcity of resources as a reason for lack of community level capacity building efforts.…”

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“…Numerous articles, such as [2,[5][6][7][8], have explored community resilience using a more theoretical literature review approach. Several studies [9][10][11][12][13] have explored community resilience using a survey approach. However, few studies, such as [4,14,15], have examined community resilience using a qualitative interview-based approach.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Adekola, Fischbacher-Smith, and Fischbacher-Smith [15] contend that it is important to explore perceptions held by different stakeholder groups to achieve desired policy outcomes and identify implementation gaps. In addition, Chondol et al [12] contend that limited research has explored community resilience perceptions of government officials and recommend further studies. Therefore, by adopting a qualitative approach and by examining stakeholder perceptions held by different stakeholder groups, this study addresses an important methodological and knowledge gap in the body of literature.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Perceptions of Urban Community Resilience: Beyond Disaster Recovery in the Face of Climate Change

Fernando,

Maloney,

Tappel

2023

Sustainability

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Resilience of human systems has increasingly become a popular topic of research. The aim of this article is to present a juxtaposition of public officials’ and residents’ perceptions of community resilience along the three-class typology of resilience (basic, adaptive, and transformative) using Dayton, OH as a case study. A two-pronged data collection approach was designed to recruit public officials and residents. This approach was structured using the Community Capitals Framework. A multi-chain referral sampling process (and subsequent snowball sampling) was initiated subsequently. The data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 75 participants. The interviews were analyzed using a three-tiered deductive structural coding approach. The findings highlight the similarities and differences in resilience perceptions between public officials and community members along the three-class typology of resilience that could inform creative policy initiatives. The factors that might undergird residents’ and public officials’ perceptions of resilience are discussed. Based on these perceptions, the importance of social capital, communication infrastructure, and addressing chronic stressors are discussed as important strategies to build community resilience, in addition to focusing on essential community infrastructure systems (such as roads, energy, water, sewer, and gas systems).

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“…However, it is particularly relevant to mountains due to their geographic and socio-economic characteristics (e.g. dissected topography, scattered settlement, lower population density than in lowlands) (Charlery de la Masselière et al, 2017 [48]). Central governments remain in charge of developing relevant strategies and plans (e.g.…”

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Strengthening climate resilience in mountainous areas

2021

OECD Development Co-Operation Working Papers

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Mountainous areas are at the forefront of climate change. This working paper presents approaches to strengthening the resilience of human and natural systems in mountainous areas against the impacts of climate change. Chapter 1 provides an overview of climate-related hazards to ecosystems and communities in mountainous areas, especially in developing countries, and their exposure and vulnerability to those hazards. The chapter then examines various ways governments and development co-operation providers can strengthen the climate resilience of mountain communities and ecosystems. Chapter 2 presents the case of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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The role of perception of local government officials on climate change and resilient development: a case of Uttarakhand, India

Cited by 8 publications

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Disaster preparedness among disaster management agency officers: a study from rural and urban areas in Aceh, Indonesia

Disaster preparedness among disaster management agency officers: a study from rural and urban areas in Aceh, Indonesia

Perceptions of Urban Community Resilience: Beyond Disaster Recovery in the Face of Climate Change

Strengthening climate resilience in mountainous areas

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