Pinning down social vulnerability in Sindh Province, Pakistan : from narratives to numbers, and back again

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dc.contributor.authorMustafa, Daanish
dc.contributor.authorGioli, Giovanna
dc.contributor.authorMemon, Manzoor
dc.contributor.authorNoshirwani, Meher
dc.contributor.authorIdris, Iffat
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Nadeem
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-16T15:48:54Z
dc.date.available2021-03-16T15:48:54Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-19
dc.description.abstractThis paper reflects critically on a vulnerability assessment process at the household and community levels in Sindh Province (Pakistan) using a quantitative vulnerabilities and capacities index (VCI). Note that the index can be used in conjunction with qualitative assessments, but not instead of them. Results show that vulnerability is more a function of historico-political economic factors and cultural ethos than biophysical changes wrought by climate. The emerging gendered vulnerability picture reveals extremes of poverty and lack of capacity to cope with contemporary environmental and social stresses. This paper validates a methodology for measuring social vulnerability, undertaken in 62 villages across four agro-ecological/livelihood zones.en
dc.description.sponsorshipGovernment of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/59758
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd.en
dc.relation.ispartofDisasters, 2019, 43(2): 311−335.en
dc.relation.journalDisasters
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12315
dc.subjectVULNERABILTYen
dc.subjectINDEXen
dc.subjectINDICATORSen
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMYen
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITYen
dc.subjectPATRIARCHYen
dc.subjectWOMEN’S WORKen
dc.subjectCULTURAL FACTORSen
dc.subjectIMPOVERISHMENTen
dc.subjectFEMINIZATION OF POVERTYen
dc.subjectGENDER ROLESen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDen
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLYen
dc.subjectPAKISTANen
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAen
dc.titlePinning down social vulnerability in Sindh Province, Pakistan : from narratives to numbers, and back againen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holder© 2018, The Authors.
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber107641002
idrc.project.number107641
idrc.project.titleHimalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE)en
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-284717
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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