With an increase in the occurrences of disasters there is growing interest in the way indigenous ... more With an increase in the occurrences of disasters there is growing interest in the way indigenous communities living in developing nations deal with disasters. The states’ disaster risk reduction programmes are in their nascent forms and struggle to reach rural and tribal areas. However, people have lived with disasters for centuries. This notion of resilience inherent in traditional communities depends on their belief systems and perceptions. While these perceptions may appear superstitious and irrational to the scientific community, it is worthwhile to examine how some of the cultural practices contribute to reducing disaster risks and building resilience of traditional communities. This paper explores the link between culture and tradition and its intersection with disaster management practices of the Konyak community in Nagaland. It builds on the idea that traditional communities demonstrate resilience to disasters because of their cultural beliefs, practices, and also of their u...
Much has been talked and written about the Sikkim earthquake of 2011 as one of the worst affected... more Much has been talked and written about the Sikkim earthquake of 2011 as one of the worst affected disasters to have happened in the Eastern Himalayas. Studies have been conducted on the immediate disaster relief and response aftermath the disaster but there are not many records that look at the recovery phase from the perspective of disaster management. This report tries to answer a few questions on the subject of earthquake recovery – How did Sikkim Government conceptualize recovery? What were the gaps created due to such a conceptualization? What factors helped speed up the process? How can the gaps created during the recovery process be rectified in the future? Conceptualisation of recovery both in the centre and state focused on infrastructure resulting in channelizing of funds to repair and reconstruction of damaged structures. This proved to be a disadvantage in integrating DRR in the recovery process. However, works done by departments in their respective sectors proved substantial bringing the most of the affected regions back to normalcy within a very short duration. The report shows that there is a clear need for various departments to work together during the implementation of development activities to reduce future risks to disasters.
With an increase in the occurrences of disasters there is growing interest in the way indigenous ... more With an increase in the occurrences of disasters there is growing interest in the way indigenous communities living in developing nations deal with disasters. The states' disaster risk reduction programmes are in their nascent forms and struggle to reach rural and tribal areas. However, people have lived with disasters for centuries. This notion of resilience inherent in traditional communities depends on their belief systems and perceptions. While these perceptions may appear superstitious and irrational to the scientific community, it is worthwhile to examine how some of the cultural practices contribute to reducing disaster risks and building resilience of traditional communities. This paper explores the link between culture and tradition and its intersection with disaster management practices of the Konyak community in Nagaland. It builds on the idea that traditional communities demonstrate resilience to disasters because of their cultural beliefs, practices, and also of their understanding of the environment.
With an increase in the occurrences of disasters there is growing interest in the way indigenous ... more With an increase in the occurrences of disasters there is growing interest in the way indigenous communities living in developing nations deal with disasters. The states’ disaster risk reduction programmes are in their nascent forms and struggle to reach rural and tribal areas. However, people have lived with disasters for centuries. This notion of resilience inherent in traditional communities depends on their belief systems and perceptions. While these perceptions may appear superstitious and irrational to the scientific community, it is worthwhile to examine how some of the cultural practices contribute to reducing disaster risks and building resilience of traditional communities. This paper explores the link between culture and tradition and its intersection with disaster management practices of the Konyak community in Nagaland. It builds on the idea that traditional communities demonstrate resilience to disasters because of their cultural beliefs, practices, and also of their u...
Much has been talked and written about the Sikkim earthquake of 2011 as one of the worst affected... more Much has been talked and written about the Sikkim earthquake of 2011 as one of the worst affected disasters to have happened in the Eastern Himalayas. Studies have been conducted on the immediate disaster relief and response aftermath the disaster but there are not many records that look at the recovery phase from the perspective of disaster management. This report tries to answer a few questions on the subject of earthquake recovery – How did Sikkim Government conceptualize recovery? What were the gaps created due to such a conceptualization? What factors helped speed up the process? How can the gaps created during the recovery process be rectified in the future? Conceptualisation of recovery both in the centre and state focused on infrastructure resulting in channelizing of funds to repair and reconstruction of damaged structures. This proved to be a disadvantage in integrating DRR in the recovery process. However, works done by departments in their respective sectors proved substantial bringing the most of the affected regions back to normalcy within a very short duration. The report shows that there is a clear need for various departments to work together during the implementation of development activities to reduce future risks to disasters.
With an increase in the occurrences of disasters there is growing interest in the way indigenous ... more With an increase in the occurrences of disasters there is growing interest in the way indigenous communities living in developing nations deal with disasters. The states' disaster risk reduction programmes are in their nascent forms and struggle to reach rural and tribal areas. However, people have lived with disasters for centuries. This notion of resilience inherent in traditional communities depends on their belief systems and perceptions. While these perceptions may appear superstitious and irrational to the scientific community, it is worthwhile to examine how some of the cultural practices contribute to reducing disaster risks and building resilience of traditional communities. This paper explores the link between culture and tradition and its intersection with disaster management practices of the Konyak community in Nagaland. It builds on the idea that traditional communities demonstrate resilience to disasters because of their cultural beliefs, practices, and also of their understanding of the environment.
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