Analyzing the social and economic effects of natural disasters on vulnerable populations of Jammu and Kashmir
Mohmad Yaseen Najar
Department of Disaster Management, Govt. Degree College Langate, Kupwara
This article examines how natural disaster affect vulnerable population groups in Jammu & Kashmir. It also explores people's resilience and government responses to natural calamities. The cross examine geographical literature suggests that Jammu and Kashmir is a disaster prone area which is affected by multiple natural disasters like earthquakes, avalanches, floods, climate change and landslides. The disaster risk reduction and management system, infrastructure, and early warning system must be upgraded to reduce disastrous risk. Understanding and adapting to climate change requires technology development. The government should form an agenda that will help to reduce the frequency of natural disasters by implementing development policies and strategies to reduce the people’s vulnerability. Government should design a sustainable development policy to meet the urgent needs as well as minimize the long term negative consequences of disasters. The analysis conclude that natural disasters have diverse socio-economic impacts depending on nature, intensity and type of disaster.
Keywords: Socioeconomic impact, natural disasters, vulnerable population, Jammu and Kashmir, sustainable development
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