For Environment, Democracy and Livelihoods
The Production of Landslides Risks and Local Responses: A Case Study of Dhamilikuwa, Lamjung District of Nepal.
This case study analyzes how the people of Dhamilikuwa Village Development Committee (VDC) in western Nepal experienced a series of landslides and their efforts to deal with the disaster. This case study also develops an analysis of the level of understanding of the landslide as a problem and how the responses, that are made locally, are shaped by the existing support system and governance arrangements at the meso-level. The „meso-level‟ is defined here as the one above the local community but within the district level; typically covering processes around VDCs to the District Development Committee (DDC) level. With a goal to understand the meso-level institutional responses to climate related disasters (particularly landslides), this paper focuses on exploring how community and household level responses are shaped by meso-level institutional dynamics. In doing so, it generates an empirical account of governance arrangements, particularly at the district and VDC levels, demonstrating how various meso level institutions are involved in responding to landslides that have struck Dhamilikuwa VDC over the past two decades. Moreover, this report helps
develop a better understanding on the role and relevance of the meso-level institutions in terms of local response to the disaster risks…
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