Enhancing the resilience and well-being of rural poor to climate risks: Are the economic functions of social protection enough?

Hare Krisna Kundo; Martin Brueckner; Rochelle Spencer; John K. Davis

doi:10.1111/disa.12559

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Enhancing the resilience and well-being of rural poor to climate risks: Are the economic functions of social protection enough?

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Enhancing the resilience and well-being of rural poor to climate risks: Are the economic functions of social protection enough?

Hare Krisna Kundo, Martin Brueckner, Rochelle Spencer and John K. Davis

Disasters, Vol.47(3), pp.651-675

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12559

PMID: 35913085

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As climate change accelerates, adaptive social protection programmes are becoming increasingly more popular than conventional social assistance programmes, since they are seen to enhance people's resilience and well-being outcomes. Despite this upsurge, little is known about the impacts of adaptive programmes on resilience and well-being outcomes as compared to conventional programmes. This paper examines the economic functions that both types of social protection programmes offer through empirical studies in two climate-vulnerable zones in Bangladesh. By operationalising a simplified analytical framework to comprehend subjective resilience, the qualitative data reveal that the adaptive programme is more effective in enhancing beneficiaries' perceived resilience to climate risks. Regrettably, neither programme is found to contribute much significantly in terms of enabling beneficiaries to achieve the desired well-being outcomes that one might expect to see. The paper offers rich insights into the design components of the programmes, affording an on-the-ground understanding of their implications for resilience and well-being.

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Title: Enhancing the resilience and well-being of rural poor to climate risks: Are the economic functions of social protection enough?
Authors/Creators: Hare Krisna Kundo - Murdoch University
Martin Brueckner - Murdoch University, Indo-Pacific Research Centre
Rochelle Spencer - Murdoch University, Indo-Pacific Research Centre
John K. Davis - Sheridan Inst Higher Educ, Perth, WA, Australia
Publication Details: Disasters, Vol.47(3), pp.651-675
Publisher: Wiley
Number of pages: 25
Grant note: Centre for Responsible Citizenship and Sustainability at Murdoch University Murdoch University Harry Butler Institute
Identifiers: 991005591966407891
Copyright: © 2022 The Authors Disasters/ODI
Murdoch Affiliation: Harry Butler Institute; Centre for Water, Energy and Waste; School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Indo-Pacific Research Centre; Vice Chancellery
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 6 Social Sciences; 6.153 Climate Change; 6.153.558 Climate Change Adaptation
Web Of Science research areas: Environmental Studies; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
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