Implications of Flood Risk Reduction Interventions on Community Resilience: An Assessment of Community Perception in Bangladesh

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Md. Sazzad Ansari¹  Rajib Shaw²  Vibhas Sukhwani²  Jeroen Warner³ 

[1] Disaster Risk Management Professional, Bhaluka 2240, Bangladesh;Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 5322 Endo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Fujisawa 252-0882, Japan;Social Sciences Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8130, 6700 EW Wageningen, The Netherlands;

关键词: flood risk reduction;    community resilience;    community perception;    Bangladesh;   

DOI  :  10.3390/cli10020020

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Bangladesh, a flat densely populated country in a dynamic delta, is vulnerable to recurring flood disasters. Various types of structural and non-structural flood risk reduction interventions have been implemented over the years to safeguard the people and assets. In that context, the present study assesses the community perception about the implications of such diverse interventions on community resilience, in three reasonably proximate settlements, with varying characteristics: the Type 1 settlement has a flood protection embankment; the Type 2 settlement has no flood risk reduction intervention, and the Type 3 settlement has non-structural interventions. Through a mixed-method assessment in selected settlements, the study results reveal both positive and negative implications of these interventions on local communities. While the embankment has contributed towards enhancing infrastructural resilience in the Type 1 settlement, it still reportedly does not provide complete flood safety. On the other hand, the non-structural measures are reported to have increased community competencies in the Type 3 settlement, but the long-term sustainability of these traits is uncertain. Furthermore, the study results uncover “connectedness among local communities” as an inherent characteristic in all three locations, whereas flood risk reduction interventions are stated to be partly associated with social tension and the marginalization of certain socio-economic groups.

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