Unveiling the Multi-Dimensional Vulnerabilities of Flood-Affected Communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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

Co-Creating Educational Action to Protect Children After DANA Floods in Spain

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(4), С. 1542 - 1542

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2025

On 29 October 2024, Spain suffered the impact of an Isolated Depression at High Levels (DANA) that caused severe human and material damage. As seen in cases natural disasters similar magnitudes, on children requires sustained interventions, with educational communities being key settings for providing protection accompaniment. Although numerous studies highlight role schools preventing mitigating socio-emotional children, literature concrete actions to address consequences flood is limited. This study analyses co-creation process six developed between researchers teachers from 18 most affected areas Valencia. For this purpose, a communicative research methodology was used. The techniques used co-create were dialogic focus groups, one dialogical scientific gathering WhatsApp community by DANA. results provide information redevelopment following evidence-based their impacts first weeks after DANA: (1) mapping communities; (2) planning gatherings; (3) creation solidarity networks; (4) optimal learning environments; (5) preservation violence-free (6) giving specific support vulnerable groups. offers guidelines practises flood-related disaster focusing enhancing resilience.

Язык: Английский

Risk management strategies and climate change adoption policy: a global literature review using bibliometric analysis

Natural Hazards, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 20, 2025

Язык: Английский