Homolata BORAH, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi, India
Majuli Island: Coping strategies during floods
Dr. Homolata Borah
Assistant Professor, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi
Majuli Island district of Assam in the Northeastern state of Assam is unique both geographically and culturally. It is known as the largest inhabited riverine Island of the world. Majuli is impacted by multiple hazard’s like – flooding, erosion, lightening, climate change events and earthquakes. The recurrent flooding events has caused huge losses and damages.
Unique disaster management practices have evolved owing to the long history of floods. Practice of different community management strategies have continued since generations.
Community level and institutional level coping strategies across diverse social groups is a resource - its utilization can contribute to lessen disaster risks and also manage the newer and existing risks. Community resilience practices form a significant part of effective DRM.
The paper focuses to unpack the strategies adopted on two different levels- community and institutional level along with discussions on the interaction between the two. Firstly, unfolds the strategies undertaken on a household level to showcase variations across social groups, economic groups etc.
secondly will discuss the disaster management strategies and mechanisms undertaken on an institutional level.
Additionally, will discuss the emerging community level management strategies and the best practices and also outline the implementation challenges faced.
Keywords: community-based disaster management, floods, coping strategy, best practices, losses and damages.
Mots clés : community-based disaster management|floods|coping strategy|best practices|losses and damages
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