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Managing natural disasters like cyclones that struck back to back particularly during Covid-19 pandemic is a mammoth challenge for any country in the world. Covid-19 has already resulted to an increase in the global poverty level from 8.3% in 2019 to 9.2% in 2020 with about eight million additional workers falling into poverty (Sun, et al 2023). Developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are among the most vulnerable due to disrupted supply chain. Further, the coastal regions of South Asia are identified as the multi-hazard risk hotspot where poverty, inequality, bio-diversity and environmental degradation converge with disaster risks (Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2019)[1]. The coastal districts in general and deltaic regions like the Sundarban in particular are among the most critical areas of public administration due to multi-pronged challenges. Saving life and protecting livelihood are the most urgent requirements and critical areas of human resource management in these regions. People living in the parts of Sundarban are among the most vulnerable due to persistent disaster risks and livelihood challenges.

In the field of livelihood studies there is knowledge gap regarding the characteristics of disruptions and changes in livelihood assets and resources caused by cyclone disasters. Also there is gap in conceptual understandings about livelihood strategies, adaptation, resilience and reconstruction. Compared to China and some African countries, the studies on livelihood risks, strategies and resilience are few in India. Furthermore, it is few with respect to the coastal, deltaic and disaster prone regions of India. This study is an attempt to address this gap and assess the livelihood risk, strategies and resilience of rural households in Sundarban which is among the most eco-sensitive and disaster prone regions of the country.

Publication Date

11-12-2023

Publisher

Indian Statistical Institute

City

Kolkata

Keywords

Amphan, Yaas, Cyclone, COVID-19, Sundarban, West Bengal

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

IMPACT OF AMPHAN AND YAAS CYCLONES THAT STRUCK DURING THE COVID-19 AND ITS LOCKDOWN PERIODS ON LIFE AND LIVELIHOOD IN THE SUNDARBAN ADJACENT GANGETIC WEST BENGAL - A Brief Report

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