Vulnerability, Social Capital and Disaster Preparedness

ISBN-13: 9789819938735 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Sumaiya Sadeka;Mohd Suhaimi Mohamad;Md Sujahangir Kabir Sarkar

Opis

This book addresses increasing concerns regarding the relationship between social capital and disaster, highlighting conceptual definitions related to social capital and disaster, family, community, vulnerability, disaster experience, and preparedness. Focusing on a contemporary case of disaster management in Malaysia, the authors explore and establish linkages between the level of social capital and disaster preparedness among the indigenous Orang Asli people. Taking the case of the Orang Asli families as a point of departure, the book presents solutions for mobilizing social capital for disaster preparedness through multi-stakeholder involvement, promoting participation in awareness programs, ensuring indigenous people’s access to resources, and proposing a prioritization of local values and culture in enabling proper planning and coordination for more disaster-resilient communities in Malaysia, Southeast Asia, and beyond. The book is broadly relevant to cases in similar economic settings where indigenous people are lagging behind in disaster preparedness. An excellent resource for sociologists, this pioneering book collates various concepts and theories relating to social and ecological networks and systems, family resilience, and stress and coping mechanisms. It is relevant to researchers focused on disasters in developing countries, globally, particularly those focused on indigenous communities. 

Spis treści

CHAPTER 1       INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Scenario of Orang Asli

1.3 Disaster and Orang Asli

1.4 Conceptual Definition

1.4.1 Disaster

1.4.2 Disaster Experiences

1.4.3 Vulnerability

1.4.4 Disaster Preparedness

1.4.5 Social Capital

1.4.6 Community

1.4.7 Family

1.5 Problem Statement

1.6 Research Questions

1.7 Research Objectives

1.8 Significance of the Research

1.9 Conclusion

1.10 Book Organisation

CHAPTER 2       A HISTORY OF ORANG ASLI MALAYSIA 

2.1 Introduction: Past to Present

2.2 Overview: The Age before History

2.3 Exit the 19th Cetry and enter the 20th

2.4 The growth of Professionalism and Competence

2.5 The Situation is urgently Precarious

2.6 An Early Evaluation: Specialists

2.7 The National Investigators

2.8 Evaluating the Past 50 years

2.9 Conclusion

CHAPTER 3 RECENT RESEARCH ON DISASTER EXPOSURE, SOCIAL CAPITAL AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Global Exposure Of Disaster

3.3 Disasters in Developing Countries

3.4 Disaster in Malaysia

3.5 Disaster in Tasik Chini, Pahang

3.6 Disaster Risk Management

3.7 Policy for Disaster Management

3.7.1 Disaster Risk Identification and Assessment

3.7.2 Disaster Prevention & Mitigation

3.7.3 Preparedness for Disaster Management

3.7.4 Response and Recovery

3.7.5 Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)

3.8 Response to Disaster in Malaysia

3.9 Disaster Experience and Impacts

2.9.1 Disaster and Vulnerability

2.9.2 Disaster and Social Capital

2.9.3 Disaster Preparedness and Coping Strategies

3.10 Theoretical Framework

2.10.1 Social Network Theory

2.10.2 Social System Theory

2.10.3 Ecological System Theory

2.10.4 Family Resilience Theory

2.10.5 Stress and Coping Theory

3.11 Conceptual Framework of the Study

3.12 Conclusion

CHAPTER 4 APPLICATION OF QUALITATIVE METHOD FOR VULNERABILITY, SOCIAL CAPITAL AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS 

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Research Approach: Qualitative

4.2.1 Types of Qualitative Approach

4.2.2 Phenomenological Research/Approach

4.3 Steps in the Research Method

4.3.1 Problem Definition and Objectives

4.3.2 Location of the Study

4.3.3 Interview Protocol

4.3.5 Sampling Technique and Sample Size

4.3.6 Procedure for Data Collection

4.3.7 Data Collection

4.3.8 Data Analysis

4.3.9 Interpretation and Presentation of the Result

4.4 Trustworthiness and Credibility

4.5 Summary

CHAPTER 5 DISASTER EXPERIENCES AND VULNERABILITY OF THE ORANG ASLI FAMILIES

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Demography of the Respondents

5.3 Knowledge of the Orang Asli Families Related to Disaster

5.4 Disaster Experience of the Orang Asli Families

5.4.1 Participation of the Orang Asli Families Related to Disaster

5.5 Interrelationship Among the Issues

5.6 Conclusion

CHAPTER 6 SOCIAL CAPITAL OF THE ORANG ASLI FAMILIES

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Social Capital among the Orang Asli Families

6.2.1 Social Networks and Social Support

6.2.2 Social Participation

6.2.3 Trust and Reciprocity /Mutual Trust and Mutual Help

6.2.4 Civic Participation and Formal Institutions

6.3 Mobility of the Orang Asli Families

6.4 Social Capital and Family Functioning of the Orang Asli

6.5 Relationship Between Social Capital and Disaster

6.6 Conclusion

CHAPTER 7 FAMILY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Disaster Preparedness of the Orang Asli Families

7.3 Relationship between Disaster Preparedness and Family Resilience 182

7.4 Disaster Preparedness and Community Resilience

7.5 Conclusion

CHAPTER 8 LINKAGE BETWEEN VULNERABILITY, SOCIAL CAPITAL AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Livelihood Vulnerability Due to Disaster

8.3 Relationship between Social Capital and Disaster

8.4 Disaster Preparedness and Role of Organisations

8.5 Linkage Between Vulnerability, Social Capital and Disaster Preparedness

8.6 Sustainable Livelihood Framework

8.7 Conclusion

CHAPTER 9 DISASTER RESPONSES: THE ROLE OF LOCAL ORGANISATION FOR THE ORANG ASLI

9.1 Introductionn

9.2 Importance of disaster response and recovery

9.3 Role of government organization in disaster management and response 210

9.3.1 Role of JAKOA for Orang Asli development 

9.3.2 Evolution of JAKOA for the Orang Asli (OA)

9.3.3 Role of JKKK for the Orang Asli Development

9.3.4 RELA

9.4 Role of NGOs in disaster response

9.4.1 MERCY Malaysia

9.4.2 Crest Malaysia

9.4.3 Imaret

9.5 Role of Community organisation and disaster response

9.6 Link between social capital and local organization

9.7 Role of Local Orgnaisation for Managing Vulnerability due to Disaster

9.8 Development Plans for the Orang Asli Community

9.9 Linking local organisation with disaster response for Family Resilience

9.10 Conclusion

CHAPTER 10 CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION AND RECOMMENDATION 

10.1 Introductionn

10.2 Summary of Findings

10.2 Implications of the Study

10.2.1 Implications for Social Work Education/Theory

10.2.2 Implications for Social Work Practice

10.2.3 Implications for Social Policy

10.3 Recommendations of the Study

10.3.1 Recommendations for Theory

10.3.2 Recommendation for Practice

10.3.3 Recommendation For Policy

10.4 Researcher Reflection

10.5 Recommendation for Further Study

O autorze

Sumaiya Sadeka obtained her Ph.D. in social work from the National University of Malaysia (UKM). She is working as an Associate Researcher in the  Centre for Asian Climate and Environmental Policy Studies (CACEPS), based in Canada  . Her major research areas include social capital, disaster preparedness, community resilience, ethnic studies, disaster and climate change. 

Mohd Suhaimi Mohamad obtained his Ph.D. in social work from University of Bristol, United Kingdom. He is Associate Professor in the research center for Psychology and Human Well-being at Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He is Director for Professional Development and Leadership Centre in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and former President of the Malaysian Association of Social Workers. He is also Research Fellow at the Tasik Chini Research Centre, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. His research and teaching interests include social work, mental health, and marginalized community development which include Orang Asli and Indigenous People in Malaysia.   

Md. Sujahangir Kabir Sarkar received his Ph.D. in climatic hazards from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia. He is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Economics and Sociology at Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh. Dr. Sarkar worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia and JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow at United Nations University, Tokyo, and KEIO university, Japan.  He is also an Associate Fellow of the Centre for Asian Climate and Environmental Policy Studies (CACEPS), Canada. Dr. Sarkar has received a number of fellowships including Zamalah Research University scholarship from UKM, post-doctoral fellowship from Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia, and JSPS post-doctoral fellowship from Japan. His research interests are environmental economics, development economics, energy economics, and climate change and disaster management. 

Abul Quasem Al-Amin, Ph.D is currently working as a Senior Fellow, Centre For Asian Climate and Environmental Policy Studies as well as Professor (Ad-j) at the University of Waterloo, Canada. As an accomplished researcher with over decades of experience in ‘Climate Adaptation and Climate Risk Assessment’ modelling and analysis, and over 30 reports (publications) on the Adaptation Risk Assessment (including working experiences with MIT and Harvard Universities), particularly in the fields of Climate Adaptation, Climate Risk Assessment, Carbon Tax estimation and Climate Mitigation (e.g., by using Integrated Assessment Modeling (IAM), Dynamic Regional Integrated Climate Change Modeling (RICE), and Climate Change and Environmental Policy Modeling), he is associated with several research works currently at UNDP, HEKS, HAW-Germany, FORUM FOR FUTURE Singapore and many more. His recent work with INDC-related assignments in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh, South Korea, and Africa, as well as his work on the development of adaptive livelihoods planning, a Green Climate Fund (GCF) feasibility study in northwestern Bangladesh, and a comparative analysis of emission reduction by using carbon tax toward INDC implementation in South-East Asia (including African countries) from 2030 to 2100, would aid in understanding the works in which he is involved. In collaboration with MIT and University of Waterloo, he is currently assisting countries, particularly ASEAN, in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy by enhancing policymakers' ability to promote green technologies, such as renewable energy development, affordable access to clean energy, and assistance to industries and other economic sectors in adopting low carbon technologies.