Participation Pays by Tom Thomas

Author:Tom Thomas [Thomas, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781780448701
Google: p-zvtwEACAAJ
Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
Published: 2015-01-15T05:44:31+00:00

Table 5.7 Group-wise rating of service at different types of village infrastructure, according to location of infrastructure

Note: Not Adequate (NA) in certain cells refers to an inadequate sample size for inference purposes

CHAPTER 6

A new deluge? People and aid in the aftermath of disaster

Moulasha Kader, Ajai Kuruvila, and Shireen Kurian

Abstract

The days that followed the 2004 tsunami witnessed an unprecedented generation and mobilization of aid. In Tamil Nadu, the deluge of aid pushed NGOs and the Government to act in haste without considering ground realities and local perspectives that held communities and their livelihoods together. Amidst all this efforts were made to highlight the primacy of ownership of the coast by people who, for generations, earned their livelihoods from fishing and by other artisanal communities who had sustained their livelihoods from the sea. Testifying to the robustness of these local communities and the distinctiveness of their world views, this chapter suggests that community participation in post-disaster planning is non-negotiable, and can be undertaken effectively.

Keywords: tsunami, relief and rehabilitation, fishing communities, coastal communities, village-level plan

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