Associate Professor at the School of International Development and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom.
Lecturer at the School of International Development and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom.
Disasters. 2022 Jul;46 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S51-S77. doi: 10.1111/disa.12541. Epub 2022 Jun 17.
Climate change is increasing the severity of extreme weather events, particularly hurricanes, presenting a significant challenge to Caribbean coastal communities. In the aftermath of a major disaster, government interventions typically prioritise infrastructure, assets, and the economy through rebuilding roads, reviving economic sectors, and providing financial compensation. This is driven by a focus on macro-level quantitative indicators rather than by local, multidimensional subjective and relational factors, closer to lived experiences and livelihoods. Using frameworks outlining social well-being and agency, this paper explores strategies used by a fisheries-dependent community in Dominica to recover from Hurricane Maria in 2017 and pursue well-being. The findings highlight the importance of multidimensional well-being, particularly relational and subjective dimensions, including existing social networks, and personal relationships critical for recovery after Maria. Furthermore, the paper demonstrates how recovery initiatives that concentrate solely on material well-being, such as employment, can undermine agency in the capacity of a community to recover and build resilience.
气候变化正在加剧极端天气事件的严重程度，尤其是飓风，给加勒比沿海社区带来了重大挑战。在重大灾难发生后，政府干预通常通过重建道路、振兴经济部门和提供财政补偿等方式优先考虑基础设施、资产和经济。这是由对宏观层面定量指标的关注驱动的，而不是由更接近生活经历和生计的地方、多维主观和关系因素驱动的。本文使用概述社会福利和能动性的框架，探讨了多米尼克一个依赖渔业的社区在 2017 年玛丽亚飓风后恢复和追求福祉所采用的策略。研究结果强调了多维福祉的重要性，特别是关系和主观维度，包括现有的社会网络和个人关系，这些对玛丽亚飓风后的恢复至关重要。此外，本文还表明，仅关注物质福祉（如就业）的恢复举措可能会破坏社区恢复和建立弹性的能力。
