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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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 HOUSEHOLD SURVEY PREMISES DISASTER MANAGEMENT CELL SERVICES DISASTER MANAGEMENT CELL HOUSING HEALTH POOR PEOPLE FLOOD PROTECTION RELIEF ASSISTANCE DISASTER PROJECTS DAMAGES TRAFFIC CITIES TOWNS SAVING DENGUE DISASTER MANAGEMENT EXTREME WEATHER EARLY WARNING FLOOD‐PRONE AREA COOPERATIVE HOUSING SETTLEMENTS POOR COMMUNITIES 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 EXTREME WEATHER REINSURANCE HOUSEHOLD LEVEL SLUM AREAS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FLOOD‐PRONE AREAS NATURAL HAZARDS CASE STUDY DISASTER RISK CLIMATE CHANGE URBAN PLANNING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS RURAL AREA POVERTY LINE BANK HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS ECONOMIC SURVEY INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS FLOOD DAMAGE SLUM HYGIENE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM OCCUPATION RELIEF ASSISTANCE URBAN AREAS HOUSEHOLD INFORMAL NETWORKS DAMAGE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WEATHER EVENT DISASTER MANAGEMENT MARKET WARNING SYSTEM FLOOD‐PRONE AREAS FLOOD URBAN DEVELOPMENT DAMAGE ASSESSMENT INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SLUMS CASE STUDY URBAN PLANNING LANDSLIDE APARTMENTS CLINICS RISK COMMERCIAL BANKS INSURANCE COMPANIES HOUSEHOLDS RISK REDUCTION GOVERNMENT HOUSING POOR HOUSEHOLDS WARNING SYSTEMS RURAL AREAS POVERTY ALLEVIATION EXTREME EVENT FACILITIES HOUSES LIVING CONDITIONS FLOOD‐PRONE AREA INTERVENTIONS EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS COMMUNITY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS INSURANCE COMPANIES EVACUATION EXTREME EVENT HOSPITALS WEATHER EVENTS SAFETY URBAN POPULATION SHELTERS SERVICE NATURAL HAZARDS WIND SPEED EXTREME WEATHER EVENT CLEANLINESS RECONSTRUCTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION AVAILABILITY OF DRINKING WATER RISK ANALYSIS POOR HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY |
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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 HOUSEHOLD SURVEY PREMISES DISASTER MANAGEMENT CELL SERVICES DISASTER MANAGEMENT CELL HOUSING HEALTH POOR PEOPLE FLOOD PROTECTION RELIEF ASSISTANCE DISASTER PROJECTS DAMAGES TRAFFIC CITIES TOWNS SAVING DENGUE DISASTER MANAGEMENT EXTREME WEATHER EARLY WARNING FLOOD‐PRONE AREA COOPERATIVE HOUSING SETTLEMENTS POOR COMMUNITIES 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 EXTREME WEATHER REINSURANCE HOUSEHOLD LEVEL SLUM AREAS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FLOOD‐PRONE AREAS NATURAL HAZARDS CASE STUDY DISASTER RISK CLIMATE CHANGE URBAN PLANNING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS RURAL AREA POVERTY LINE BANK HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS ECONOMIC SURVEY INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS FLOOD DAMAGE SLUM HYGIENE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM OCCUPATION RELIEF ASSISTANCE URBAN AREAS HOUSEHOLD INFORMAL NETWORKS DAMAGE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WEATHER EVENT DISASTER MANAGEMENT MARKET WARNING SYSTEM FLOOD‐PRONE AREAS FLOOD URBAN DEVELOPMENT DAMAGE ASSESSMENT INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SLUMS CASE STUDY URBAN PLANNING LANDSLIDE APARTMENTS CLINICS RISK COMMERCIAL BANKS INSURANCE COMPANIES HOUSEHOLDS RISK REDUCTION GOVERNMENT HOUSING POOR HOUSEHOLDS WARNING SYSTEMS RURAL AREAS POVERTY ALLEVIATION EXTREME EVENT FACILITIES HOUSES LIVING CONDITIONS FLOOD‐PRONE AREA INTERVENTIONS EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS COMMUNITY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS INSURANCE COMPANIES EVACUATION EXTREME EVENT HOSPITALS WEATHER EVENTS SAFETY URBAN POPULATION SHELTERS SERVICE NATURAL HAZARDS WIND SPEED EXTREME WEATHER EVENT CLEANLINESS RECONSTRUCTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION AVAILABILITY OF DRINKING WATER RISK ANALYSIS POOR HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY Patankar, Archana The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai |
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South Asia India |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7481 |
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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. |
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Patankar, Archana |
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Patankar, Archana |
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Patankar, Archana |
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The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai |
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The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai |
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The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai |
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The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai |
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The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai |
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exposure, vulnerability, and ability to respond of poor households to recurrent floods in mumbai |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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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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okr-10986-234342021-04-23T14:04:15Z The Exposure, Vulnerability, and Ability to Respond of Poor Households to Recurrent Floods in Mumbai Patankar, Archana 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 HOUSEHOLD SURVEY PREMISES DISASTER MANAGEMENT CELL SERVICES DISASTER MANAGEMENT CELL HOUSING HEALTH POOR PEOPLE FLOOD PROTECTION RELIEF ASSISTANCE DISASTER PROJECTS DAMAGES TRAFFIC CITIES TOWNS SAVING DENGUE DISASTER MANAGEMENT EXTREME WEATHER EARLY WARNING FLOOD‐PRONE AREA COOPERATIVE HOUSING SETTLEMENTS POOR COMMUNITIES 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 EXTREME WEATHER REINSURANCE HOUSEHOLD LEVEL SLUM AREAS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FLOOD‐PRONE AREAS NATURAL HAZARDS CASE STUDY DISASTER RISK CLIMATE CHANGE URBAN PLANNING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS RURAL AREA POVERTY LINE BANK HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS ECONOMIC SURVEY INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS FLOOD DAMAGE SLUM HYGIENE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM OCCUPATION RELIEF ASSISTANCE URBAN AREAS HOUSEHOLD INFORMAL NETWORKS DAMAGE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WEATHER EVENT DISASTER MANAGEMENT MARKET WARNING SYSTEM FLOOD‐PRONE AREAS FLOOD URBAN DEVELOPMENT DAMAGE ASSESSMENT INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SLUMS CASE STUDY URBAN PLANNING LANDSLIDE APARTMENTS CLINICS RISK COMMERCIAL BANKS INSURANCE COMPANIES HOUSEHOLDS RISK REDUCTION GOVERNMENT HOUSING POOR HOUSEHOLDS WARNING SYSTEMS RURAL AREAS POVERTY ALLEVIATION EXTREME EVENT FACILITIES HOUSES LIVING CONDITIONS FLOOD‐PRONE AREA INTERVENTIONS EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS COMMUNITY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS INSURANCE COMPANIES EVACUATION EXTREME EVENT HOSPITALS WEATHER EVENTS SAFETY URBAN POPULATION SHELTERS SERVICE NATURAL HAZARDS WIND SPEED EXTREME WEATHER EVENT CLEANLINESS RECONSTRUCTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION AVAILABILITY OF DRINKING WATER RISK ANALYSIS POOR HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY 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. 2015-12-17T23:09:29Z 2015-12-17T23:09:29Z 2015-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25251044/exposure-vulnerability-ability-respond-poor-households-recurrent-floods-mumbai http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23434 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7481 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India |