Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment â€“  A survey instrument for the Hindu Kush Himalayas

Gerlitz, J.-V.; Banerjee, Soumyadeep; Hoermann, B.; Hunzai, Kiran; Macchi, Mirjam; Tuladhar, Sabarnee

doi:10.53055/icimod.594

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“…Poverty could explain why only a tiny portion of the sample had insurance since their income was only enough to support the daily basic needs of their family. Lowincome families are also observed to rely more on the local government since they are helpless and unable to resist the damaging effects of disaster (Gerlitz, 2014). Confirming the results from the previous discussions, some households' low economic profile explains why some respondents reported that they rely on the local government.…”

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Unveiling the Recipe for Disaster Vulnerability: A Multidimensional Analysis in Dumaguete City, Philippines

Lacuesta

2024

PSSJ

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Disaster vulnerability is not just a condition but a consequence of the interactions of natural and social factors. From this viewpoint, it is imperative to consider both natural and social factors when planning effective disaster risk reduction strategies. This study sought to determine factors that predict disaster vulnerability. Specifically, this research determined the associations between several socio-ecological dimensions (e.g., environmental, social, and economic profile), coping capacity, disaster preparedness, and disaster vulnerability of selected households in Dumaguete city. Using snowball sampling, a descriptive correlational design was used to collect data from self-report surveys of non-probable samples of 150 households from different disaster-prone barangays. Frequency count, weighted mean, and standard deviation were used to describe the data, and a multiple linear regression analysis was done to test the study's hypotheses. Findings show that the respondents manifested moderate levels of coping capacity and disaster preparedness while having high levels of disaster vulnerability. The study revealed that disaster preparedness and coping capacity were negatively correlated to disaster vulnerability. Aside from coping capacity and disaster preparedness, environmental, social, and economic profiles were also noted to predict disaster vulnerability significantly. Environmental profile was the most vital determinant of the participants’ perceived disaster vulnerability. To better prepare for disasters, it is suggested that city disaster risk reduction strategies focus on helping vulnerable barangays develop better adaptive capacities and manage environmental hazards. This could include providing training on essential hazard management and creating income-generating opportunities to offset the adverse effects of disasters.

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Unveiling the Recipe for Disaster Vulnerability: A Multidimensional Analysis in Dumaguete City, Philippines

Lacuesta

2024

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“…The MPM-HKH incorporates the mountain specificities inaccessibility and marginality in the dimensions access to services and social capital. (For a detailed discussion of dimensions and indicators, see Gerlitz, Banerjee, et al 2014. ) Development of the poverty measure…”

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“…The weights and criteria were obtained by literature review (Gerlitz, Banerjee, et al 2014), data analysis (Hunzai et al 2011;Gerlitz et al 2012;Gerlitz, Hoermann, et al 2014), discussions with regional and international experts, and a technical workshop where local development practitioners from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan participated in 2 kinds of expert rating (factorial survey design and explicit expert rating). Table 1 presents the results of this work: the dimensions, indicators, criteria, and weights used in the MPM-HKH.…”

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A Multidimensional Poverty Measure for the Hindu Kush–Himalayas, Applied to Selected Districts in Nepal

Gerlitz

Apablaza²,

Hoermann

et al. 2015

Mountain Research and Development

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“…9 Gerlitz and co-researchers examined poverty amongst mountain communities in relation to illness, food consumption and access to healthcare. 10 In Tibet, children living at altitude have high rates of malnutrition. 11 Mountain communities are generally neglected, both politically and socially.…”

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Determinants of child health in a rural Karakoram village

Kakalia¹,

Bashir²,

Waqqas³

et al. 2023

J Fatima Jinnah Med Univ

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Background: Mountain communities have unique issues, being generally geographically remote, and politically and socially neglected. The objective was to evaluate the health and healthcare access of children in Tissar, a mountain village in Gilgit-Baltistan. Subjects and methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in August 2021, in Tissar, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), in Northern Pakistan. Interviews were conducted of adults over the age of 18 years, who had at least one child of age12 years and below, using a convenience sampling method. Descriptive summary statistics were computed using statistical software R version 4.1.2. Poisson regression was used to find potential risk factors associated with diarrhea and pneumonia. Results: Semi-structured interviews were conducted on 400 participants. Although 363 (90.8%) people grew their own food; 203 (50.7%) still needed to purchase food with only 213 (53.2%) receiving up to three meals a day. Access to healthcare was perceived as inadequate, with only 42 (10.5%) satisfied with the healthcare their children were receiving. Up to 268 (67%) needed to borrow money or could not afford healthcare. Annual occurrence of diarrhea and pneumonia was reported in 100% households, most reporting repeated episodes in one year per child. On Poisson Regression, number of meals per day was negatively associated with diarrhea (rate ratio=0.646, 95%CI=0.591-0.706, p<0.001), adjusted for weaning. Number of meals per day was also negatively associated with pneumonia (rate ratio 0.529, 95%CI=0.487-0.574, p<0.001), adjusting for education and number of children in the family (>6 versus <6). Conclusion: Health of Children needs to be addressed in mountain communities in Pakistan.

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Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment â€“ A survey instrument for the Hindu Kush Himalayas

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Unveiling the Recipe for Disaster Vulnerability: A Multidimensional Analysis in Dumaguete City, Philippines

Unveiling the Recipe for Disaster Vulnerability: A Multidimensional Analysis in Dumaguete City, Philippines

A Multidimensional Poverty Measure for the Hindu Kush–Himalayas, Applied to Selected Districts in Nepal

Determinants of child health in a rural Karakoram village

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