The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai

This paper examines poor households in the city of Mumbai and their exposure, vulnerability, and ability to respond to recurrent floods. The paper discusses policy implications for future adaptive capacity, resilience, and poverty alleviation. The...

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Main Author:	Patankar, Archana
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	FLOODING POOR PEOPLE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS COMMUNITIES RISKS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY RURAL AREA POVERTY LINE COOPERATIVE HOUSING STORM EXTREME WEATHER EVENT HOUSING UNITS POOR COMMUNITIES URBANIZATION EARLY WARNING FLOOD PROTECTION RISK REDUCTION WEATHER EVENTS SHELTER WIND SPEED SHOPS PREMISES DISASTER MANAGEMENT CELL SERVICES HOUSING HEALTH RELIEF ASSISTANCE DISASTER PROJECTS DAMAGES TRAFFIC CITIES TOWNS SAVING DENGUE DISASTER MANAGEMENT EXTREME WEATHER FLOOD‐PRONE AREA SETTLEMENTS SAVINGS RELIEF AIR POLLUTION TRAINING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DWELLING FLOODS UTENSILS EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FLOODED RESIDENCES GOVERNMENT HOUSING AVAILABILITY OF DRINKING WATER DOCUMENTS COMMERCIAL BANKS MARKETS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS CLIMATE CHANGE FIRE SUBURBS LANDSLIDES DWELLING UNITS BANKS REINSURANCE HOUSEHOLD LEVEL SLUM AREAS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FLOOD‐PRONE AREAS NATURAL HAZARDS CASE STUDY DISASTER RISK URBAN PLANNING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS BANK ECONOMIC SURVEY FLOOD DAMAGE SLUM HYGIENE OCCUPATION URBAN AREAS HOUSEHOLD INFORMAL NETWORKS DAMAGE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WEATHER EVENT MARKET WARNING SYSTEM FLOOD URBAN DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SLUMS LANDSLIDE APARTMENTS CLINICS RISK INSURANCE COMPANIES HOUSEHOLDS POOR HOUSEHOLDS WARNING SYSTEMS RURAL AREAS POVERTY ALLEVIATION EXTREME EVENT FACILITIES HOUSES LIVING CONDITIONS INTERVENTIONS COMMUNITY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS EVACUATION HOSPITALS SAFETY URBAN POPULATION SHELTERS SERVICE CLEANLINESS RECONSTRUCTION RISK ANALYSIS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25251044/exposure-vulnerability-ability-respond-poor-households-recurrent-floods-mumbai http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23434

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Summary:	This paper examines poor households in the city of Mumbai and their exposure, vulnerability, and ability to respond to recurrent floods. The paper discusses policy implications for future adaptive capacity, resilience, and poverty alleviation. The study focuses particularly on the poor households, which tend to have greater exposure and vulnerability to floods and limited ability to respond given the constraints on physical and financial resources. The study seeks to understand the implications of the fact that poor households are more likely than non-poor households to be located in flood-prone areas. The study used the land use maps for the selected flood-prone areas to determine the extent and spread of poor and non-poor households and other types of assets and activities in areas with chronic and localized flooding. Primary data were obtained through detailed household surveys to understand the vulnerability and impacts of the extreme floods of July 2005, recurrent floods and the ability of households to respond and cope. The study examined the option of relocation to flood-free areas and identified factors that influence families’ decisions regarding relocation. The study finds that a significantly large proportion of poor households are located near areas with chronic and localized flooding. These households are either below the poverty line or have low incomes and reside in informal settlements or old and dilapidated structures. Future climate risks are likely to put greater burden on the poor and push them further into poverty unless well directed efforts are made to protect them.

The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai

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