Socio-ecological vulnerability: Assessment and coping strategy to environmental disaster in Kedarnath valley, Uttarakhand, Indian Himalayan Region

Maikhuri, R. K.; Nautiyal, Annpurna; Jha, N. K.; Rawat, L. S.; Maletha, Ajay; Phondani, P. C.; Bahuguna, Yateesh Mohan; Bhatt, Girish Chandra

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.09.002

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“…Disasters have led inhabitants to abandon their land and settlements, and to move to new places deemed safer and with better resources (Kreutzmann, 2012). In Kedarnath valley (India), inhabitants abandoned their settlements after cryospheric-induced catastrophes (Maikhuri et al, 2017). The villagers of Amdo county, Nagchu Prefecture (China) moved to less-affected areas to avoid snow-induced hazards (Diemberger, Hovden, & Yeh, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…GLOF events have pushed communities in Hunza (Pakistan) and Bahia Murta (Chile) to move from their villages to nearby relatives living in safe locations (Anacona et al, 2015;Ashraf, Naz, & Roohi, 2012). Multiple stressors from climate (including cryospheric) change and their implications for water availability and agriculture have forced young people from Yungay, Huaraz and Catac (Peru) and Uttarakhand (India) to migrate temporarily to cities for employment (Maikhuri et al, 2017;Wrathall et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Threatened by cryospheric-induced natural disasters and other environmental changes, along with other socio-economic stresses, people are leaving high mountain areas (such as in the Himalaya) and relocating in relatively safer places. Outmigration of communities from hazardous glaciated areas indicates that there are limits to adaptive capacity (Maikhuri et al, 2017) and residual risk. Thus, the assistance of public, non-governmental, international donors and research institutions in facilitating community adaptation is essential (Spires, Shackleton, & Cundill, 2014).…”

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Adaptation to mountain cryosphere change: issues and challenges

Rasul

Pasakhala

Mishra

et al. 2019

Climate and Development

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The cryosphere provides multiple services to society, but mountain cryosphere is shrinking at an alarming rate worldwide due to climate change, threatening natural and human systems. Adaptation to cryosphere change is essential to avoid irreversible damage and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Although documenting adaptation actions and challenges is vital for preparing and implementing adaptation strategies, efforts to document and understand current adaptation practices specifically in response to cryosphere change have been limited. This paper synthesizes adaptation actions currently practiced in the mountain ranges of the Andes, Alps, Pamir, Tien Shan and Himalaya in response to cryosphere change, discusses common constraints and suggests actions for creating an enabling environment for adaptation. It identifies various adaptation measures adopted by different actors. These range from changing current practices and behaviour at household level to collaborative monitoring at regional level. However, most adaptation measures are autonomous, narrowly focused and short term, without adequate planning and government support. The physical challenges of mountain terrain, low adaptive capacities, limited knowledge and high uncertainty about future risks constrain widespread adoption of adaptation measures. Further research is needed to better understand factors influencing adaptation actions, and the policy options and responses that can overcome existing barriers.

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Adaptation to mountain cryosphere change: issues and challenges

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Mishra

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Climate and Development

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“…The large size hydro-projects are to be blamed for the environmental menace, and almost all the rivers are being dammed to use the valuable water resource for electricity generation without taking into account the future consequences of restricting environmental flow. However, as the developmental activities in the state have not been operationalized and conducted in an unsustainable manner; therefore, the pitfalls of such developmental activities are being felt everywhere (Maikhuri et al 2017).…”

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Sustainable Infrastructure Development, Risk Perception and Vulnerability Assessment in Indian Himalayan Region

Mukherjee¹,

Sangeeta²,

Madapala³

2020

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“…Using a critical historical approach to frame the wider context and Social Domains theory to examine contemporary practice, this paper hopes to offer new ways of thinking about disaster governance in the region. In doing so, it offers an important case study that i) speaks to wider discussions around civil-military relations in a securitised context where a disaster occurs (Hofman and Hudson, 2009;Madiwale and Virk, 2011;de Graaf, 2013;Thapa, 2016), and ii) contributes to a growing body of literature examining local and national capacities when hazards devastate the Himalayan region (Kala 2014;Ziegler et al 2014;Rautela, 2015;Maikhuri et al 2017). Moreover, as the security threat in Ladakh is primarily external (from China and Pakistan) rather than internal (e.g.…”

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The impact on disaster governance of the intersection of environmental hazards, border conflict and disaster responses in Ladakh, India

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Kelman

2018

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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The Impact on Disaster Governance of the Intersection of Environmental Hazards, BorderConflict and Disaster Responses in Ladakh, India. AbstractThe Indian border region of Ladakh, in Jammu and Kashmir State, has a sensitive Himalayan ecosystem and has experienced natural hazards and disasters of varying scales over the decades. Ladakh is also situated on a fault-line of multiple tensions, including ongoing border disagreements and intermittent conflict with China and Pakistan. The Indian army has thus become a permanent fixture in the region. This paper examines the implications of the intersection of these environmental and security factors for disaster governance in the region. Using Social Domains theory, the paper argues first, that a hazard-centred paradigm of 'universal' disaster science emerges from the colonial period, which has continued to dominate disaster management in the region today. Secondly, it argues that, as the border military complex expanded significantly in Ladakh from independence in 1947 and the region faced a number of conflicts, disaster governance has been additionally shaped by national security priorities. The paper then examines the impacts of that hazard-centred, military-led disaster governance for the population of Ladakh. These include: a relieforientated disaster management approach, reduced civil society presence and capacity in 2 the region, and limited local ownership of disaster risk reduction activities. This case study provides important insight into why disaster risk reduction has been slow or absent in conflict zones.

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Socio-ecological vulnerability: Assessment and coping strategy to environmental disaster in Kedarnath valley, Uttarakhand, Indian Himalayan Region

Cited by 56 publications

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Adaptation to mountain cryosphere change: issues and challenges

Adaptation to mountain cryosphere change: issues and challenges

Sustainable Infrastructure Development, Risk Perception and Vulnerability Assessment in Indian Himalayan Region

The impact on disaster governance of the intersection of environmental hazards, border conflict and disaster responses in Ladakh, India

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