Summary information

Study title

Climatic hazards, health risk and response in developing countries

Creator

Few, R, University of East Anglia

Study number / PID

850189 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-850189 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

The Fellowship programme advances a new field within hazards research geared to enhancing understanding of how people and institutions in developing countries respond to the health risks posed by extreme climatic events. Climatic hazards such as flooding, drought, storms and thermal stress affect much of the globe, and their intensity has been predicted to increase under climate change. In many low-income countries environmental hazards can cause severe health outcomes through complex epidemiological and behavioural pathways. This research examines how people and institutions perceive, cope with and adapt to the health risks, and the conditions, processes and differential capacities that shape responses to them. The programme commences with theoretical development of the field, drawing on wider insights on vulnerability and adaptation to hazards, disaster and climate change. This is followed by three phases of field research in hazard-prone communities in Vietnam and Bangladesh. In parallel with this work is an emphasis on networking, publication and dissemination, designed to engage and communicate with a wide range of audiences and users. This package of activities will build a firm foundation for the further development of a research field likely to grow in importance in the context of future climate change.

Keywords

Methodology

Data collection period

01/10/2004 - 31/12/2007

Country

United Kingdom

Time dimension

Not available

Analysis unit

Household
Individual

Universe

Not available

Sampling procedure

Not available

Kind of data

Numeric
Text

Data collection mode

Semi-structured interviews with households (79) and local key informants (86), plus observation.

Funding information

Grant number

RES-000-27-0133

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2009

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available for download to users registered with the UK Data Service.

Related publications

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