Author: Khin Thein Htwe
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-08-09
Year: 2008
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2008
Examination Committee: Mokbul Morshed Ahmad (Chairperson); Jayant Kumar Routray, Kyoko Kusakabe (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The main purpose of this study was to survey and analyze the capacity of the communities in laying viable strategies to help in combating floods and their effects, with an aim of making proposals of how best local resources can be utilized in saving lives and mitigate on the serious damages on people and the environment. The target population included village elders, government officials, teachers and others living in the flood prone areas. This was a survey and a case study. Data was collected from 115 subjects through standardized questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. Observation and group discussions were also used. SPSS software was used to determine the differences in the variables. The results revealed that people’s awareness of the nature of floods is highly linked with gender. There is a difference in awareness of the flood response and the relief and rehabilitation after floods between gender groups. The females are behind their male counterparts in many aspects and more vulnerable to floods. There is no difference in awareness on post-flood health care and gender groups. There is difference in awareness of the nature of floods, preparedness, response, relief and rehabilitation after the floods and of post-floods health care among the different educational levels. The findings of the response, rehabilitation and the coping strategies with floods employed by the communities living in the two study locations were based both on empirical data analysis and particular case studies. I have attempted to present findings on how the affected communities handle floods in terms of the mechanisms put in place to counter the effects meted on them by this natural phenomena. The researcher evaluated the three stages of coping strategies as before, during and after the flood and the different attitudes of the people. All these practices were studied at the outsider (state/non-state) level, community level and household level. The recommendations were made in three levels as individual, community and state/ no
Scholarship Donor(s): AIT Fellowship
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural Development Planning
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