Coping with disaster: Rehabilitating coastal livelihoods and communities |
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| Authors: | Robert S Pomeroy Blake D Ratner Stephen J Hall Jate Pimoljinda V Vivekanandan |
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| Institution: | aWorldFish Center, Jalan Batu Maung, Batu Maung, 11960 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia;bCoastal Habitats and Resources Management Project, Krabi, Thailand;cSouth Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies, Karamana, Trivandrum, India |
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| Abstract: | This paper examines lessons from past approaches to natural disasters, as well as early lessons from the post-2004 Asian tsunami rehabilitation, to draw out general principles for rehabilitating livelihoods in poor coastal communities. We contend that avoiding the mistakes of the past requires: (1) a framework for understanding the diversity of coastal people's livelihood strategies and the sources of their vulnerability, (2) a process for designing interventions that build on this understanding in order to strengthen and revitalize coastal communities, including a means of assessing and selecting the most promising livelihood options, and (3) a focus on the longer-term challenge of building future resilience and sustainability in the communities by addressing the root causes of vulnerability. |
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| Keywords: | Natural disaster Coastal livelihoods Coastal communities |
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