Local adaptive capacities and co-management in disaster risk reduction
The studies presented in this volume address poverty reduction and risk management aspects related to such disasters in both urban and rural communities in India. It reports on different sub-projects carried out in the states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, and addresses questions pertaining to: (i) livelihood security strategies in the informal sector of disaster affected areas; (ii) mitigation of disaster impact: effectiveness, problems and potentials of selected technical approaches; and (iii) microcredit impact and effectiveness in livelihood security. It considers poor people, farmers, fishermen and women and their livelihood strategies, how they secure resources, how knowledge is being used and how investments are being made in a common effort to sustain livelihoods; as well as local NGOs and their creativity, commitment and initiatives in coping with disaster.