Water, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(2), С. 198 - 198

Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2025

Climate-induced migration is increasingly affecting communities, disrupting livelihoods, and intensifying socio-economic inequalities, particularly in disaster-prone regions. Despite the prevalence of recurring flood hazards, there remains limited research on multi-dimensional impacts socio-culturally sensitive resource-constrained settings like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan. This study seeks to bridge this gap by exploring post-migration challenges flood-affected communities District Nowshera. Using a qualitative methodology, we conducted in-depth interviews with 25 diverse key informants. The results revealed profound socioeconomic instability, inadequate access essential services, cultural disruptions. Key findings include significant such as housing, loss traditional persistent financial hardships, health issues, breakdown social support networks. Moreover, displaced families face marginalization language barriers, which hinder integration into host amplifying feelings isolation identity loss. Environmental degradation resettlement areas further intensifies these challenges, prolonging poor living conditions heightened vulnerability. To address recommends community-based interventions developing resilient, culturally appropriate implementing targeted skills training programs restore promoting climate-smart agricultural practices, enacting inclusive policies promote cohesion climate-induced

Язык: Английский