The relationship between disaster resilience and household food security in a disaster-prone area in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
This study explores the relationship between residents’ disaster resilience and potential household food security in the context of natural disasters. Disaster resilience capacity consists of absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and transformative capacity, while household food security is composed of food availability, accessibility, and utilization. Based on data from 539 questionnaires administered to residents in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, this study examines households’ disaster resilience capacity and food security conditions.
The main findings from the publication include:
- Over half of the respondents do not have good food security; moreover, food accessibility is the poorest dimension, as reflected by low scores for water purification capacity and facility preparedness.
- Most of the respondents do not have high disaster resilience capacity; their transformative capacity is the lowest, followed by absorptive and adaptive capacity.
- There is a significant positive correlation between disaster resilience and household food security.
- Disaster damage experience restrains residents’ food utilization.