Impact of Floods on Livelihoods and Vulnerability of Natural Resource Dependent Communities in Northern Areas of Pakistan

Authors

  • Nusrat Habib National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Zubair Anwar National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Asim Zubair PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  • Naimatullah Hashmi PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2017.0502.0026

Keywords:

Floods, weakness, condition, groups, occupations

Abstract

Gilgit and Chitral are thought to be most powerless against atmosphere fluctuation including flooding. The recurrence and seriousness of surges in Northern regions in the course of the most recent decade has expanded extensively. Through subjective demonstrating the paper investigates the effect of surges on normal asset subordinate groups in Northern Areas in particular Gilgit and Chitral. The outcomes show that a few attributes of the socio-social condition seem to moderate hazard and diminish defenselessness. In this specific circumstance, the part of informal communities in improving business security is fundamental. The paper reasons that both if there should arise an occurrence of occasional varieties in horticultural yield and surges, people that have successfully expanded their jobs, both occupationally and geologically, are less delicate than people who predominantly accomplish privilege to sustenance by means of product development. In any case, the people
getting settlements were likewise in better condition to alleviate the surge related vulnerabilities in the zone.

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Author Biographies

Nusrat Habib, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan

Senior Scientific Officer.

Muhammad Zubair Anwar, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Principal Scientific Officer.

Asim Zubair, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

M.Phil Scholar.

Naimatullah Hashmi, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Professor, Department of Agricuture Department.

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Published

2017-12-31

How to Cite

Habib, N., Anwar, M. Z., Zubair, A., & Hashmi, N. (2017). Impact of Floods on Livelihoods and Vulnerability of Natural Resource Dependent Communities in Northern Areas of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 5(2), 115–123. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2017.0502.0026

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