Evolving models of disaster management

Abstract

The impact of a disaster is experienced differently by different sections of the populations based on various parameters including their social, economic and demographic backgrounds. Women play a crucial role in the rural areas in disaster management. The study aims at understanding the psycho-social impact and the reality responses of women for the mitigation of the disaster. Social vulnerability factors play a significant role on the psycho social impact of cyclones among rural women. Community-Based Participatory Research through Social Mapping Functional Mapping, Case Studies and Focused Group discussions with also a Self-prepared interview schedule was employed to the present study to assess the psycho social impact of disasters (cyclone) among women. Thus, the present study has provided an understanding the psycho-social impact of the sudden disaster and the problems faced by the women in rural areas and also develop insight on the reality perspectives of disaster management among rural women and to provide suggestions for the same. Gaja hit very severely in the delta regions of Thiruvarur research areas constitute the five villages of Thiruthuraipoondi Block of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nādu severely hit by Gaja cyclone.