TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the impacts of climate-induced resettlement on livelihood vulnerability
T2 - A case study in Jakarta Special Province, Indonesia
AU - Yokoyama, Ai
AU - Matsuyuki, Mihoko
AU - Antokida, Yulius
AU - Fitrinitia, Irene Sondang
AU - Tanaka, Shinji
AU - Ariyoshi, Ryo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/10/1
Y1 - 2023/10/1
N2 - Preventive resettlement can mitigate the risks of climate-induced disasters for people living in vulnerable areas. However, given the risks of resettlement, especially its impact on resettlers' livelihoods, it is important to identify individuals whose livelihoods are changed by climate-induced resettlement. This study evaluates a climate-induced resettlement project in a flood-prone area in Jakarta Special Province, Indonesia. The study identified changes in the livelihood vulnerability of resettled households by using the Livelihood Vulnerability Index, which comprises seven major components: socio-demographic profile, livelihood strategy, social networks, health, water, finance, and exposure. We conducted a questionnaire survey in five Rusunawa (public apartments) with 312 households that had resettled from nine original communities. We asked about resettlers' socio-economic status, jobs and income, physical condition, receipt of subsidies, and flood damage before and after resettlement. The values of each indicator in Livelihood Vulnerability Index before and after resettlement were calculated to demonstrate how households' livelihoods changed after the resettlement. The results showed that the exposure, livelihood strategy, and health components of vulnerability were significantly reduced after respondents moved to a less flood-prone location, the built environment of the Rusunawa, and due to the government subsidies associated with the resettlement project. In contrast, other major components, such as social networks, water access, and finance, became more vulnerable due to the loss of kinship and economic activity that had roots in the respondents’ original communities.
AB - Preventive resettlement can mitigate the risks of climate-induced disasters for people living in vulnerable areas. However, given the risks of resettlement, especially its impact on resettlers' livelihoods, it is important to identify individuals whose livelihoods are changed by climate-induced resettlement. This study evaluates a climate-induced resettlement project in a flood-prone area in Jakarta Special Province, Indonesia. The study identified changes in the livelihood vulnerability of resettled households by using the Livelihood Vulnerability Index, which comprises seven major components: socio-demographic profile, livelihood strategy, social networks, health, water, finance, and exposure. We conducted a questionnaire survey in five Rusunawa (public apartments) with 312 households that had resettled from nine original communities. We asked about resettlers' socio-economic status, jobs and income, physical condition, receipt of subsidies, and flood damage before and after resettlement. The values of each indicator in Livelihood Vulnerability Index before and after resettlement were calculated to demonstrate how households' livelihoods changed after the resettlement. The results showed that the exposure, livelihood strategy, and health components of vulnerability were significantly reduced after respondents moved to a less flood-prone location, the built environment of the Rusunawa, and due to the government subsidies associated with the resettlement project. In contrast, other major components, such as social networks, water access, and finance, became more vulnerable due to the loss of kinship and economic activity that had roots in the respondents’ original communities.
KW - Climate-induced resettlement
KW - Jakarta
KW - Livelihood vulnerability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85172261059&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103946
DO - 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103946
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85172261059
SN - 2212-4209
VL - 96
JO - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
JF - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
M1 - 103946
ER -