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Rural disaster risk – poverty interface

September 2008

Prepared for Global Assessment Report on Disaster Reduction

Institute of Development Studies,

At the University of Sussex

Brighton, BN1 9RE

Tel: + 44 1273 606261, Fax: + 44 1273 621202

 
 
   
Rural disaster risk –poverty interface 
 
Authors: Sabates-Wheeler, R., Devereux, S., Mitchell, T., Tanner, T, Davies, M. and Leavy, 
J. 
 
Contents 
 
 
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 3 
 
The Relationship between Rural Poverty and Hazard Exposure ................................... 6 
1 Who are ‘the rural poor’? ................................................................................................ 6 
2 Characteristics of Rural Poverty ..................................................................................... 7 
3 Hazard exposure .......................................................................................................... 11 
4 Coping with hazards ..................................................................................................... 14 
5 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 15 
 
Contribution of Rural Poverty to Vulnerability .............................................................. 15 
1 Vulnerability ................................................................................................................. 15 
2 Vulnerability scenarios ................................................................................................. 17 
3 Vulnerability – poverty linkages .................................................................................... 18 
4 Assets, poverty and vulnerability .................................................................................. 19 
5 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 20 
 
Influence of Rural-Urban Linkages on Extensive Rural Disaster Risk ........................ 21 
1 Research on Rural-Urban Linkages ............................................................................. 21 
2 Migration ...................................................................................................................... 23 
3 Decentralisation and Rural Local Government ............................................................. 25 
4 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 27 
 
Climate Change: Threat and Opportunity for Rural Poverty ........................................ 28 
1 Impacts of climate change on rural populations ............................................................ 28 
2 Reducing climate change risks: Disaster risk reduction and adaptation ........................ 30 
3 Limiting climate change: Mitigation and rural poverty ................................................... 32 
4 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 33 
 
Approaches to co-managing rural poverty and disaster risks ..................................... 35 
1. Poverty impacts of disasters ........................................................................................ 35 
2. Case studies of co-managing poverty reduction and disaster risk ............................... 36 
3 The Role of Social Protection ....................................................................................... 39 
4 Linkages in Practice ..................................................................................................... 42 
5 Conclusions ................................................................................................................. 44 
 
Summary and Recommendations ................................................................................... 45 
 
References ........................................................................................................................... 48 
 

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Rural disaster risk – poverty interface 15th September 2008 Prepared for Global Assessment Report on Disaster Reduction Institute of Development Studies, At the University of Sussex Brighton, BN1 9RE Tel: + 44 1273 606261, Fax: + 44 1273 621202 Rural disaster risk –poverty interface Authors: Sabates-Wheeler, R., Devereux, S., Mitchell, T., Tanner, T, Davies, M. and Leavy, J. Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 3 1. The Relationship between Rural Poverty and Hazard Exposure ................................... 6 1.1 Who are ‘the rural poor’? ................................................................................................ 6 1.2 Characteristics of Rural Poverty ..................................................................................... 7 1.3 Hazard exposure .......................................................................................................... 11 1.4 Coping with hazards ..................................................................................................... 14 1.5 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 15 2. Contribution of Rural Poverty to Vulnerability .............................................................. 15 2.1 Vulnerability ................................................................................ ...
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