Is Flood Hazard Gendered? Insights from Urban Flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia

Katya Loviana (), Budy P. Resosudarmo (), Eny Sulistyaningrum () and Alin Halimatussadiah ()
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Katya Loviana: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Budy P. Resosudarmo: Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics
Eny Sulistyaningrum: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Alin Halimatussadiah: Universitas Indonesia

Chapter 11 in Carbon Neutrality, Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development in Asia, 2026, pp 267-294 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Floods are among the most common natural hazards worldwide, yet little is known about how urban floods affect women, particularly female-headed households, compared to their male counterparts. This paper draws on a household survey designed to monitor the socio-economic impacts of floods to examine whether the 2017 urban flood in Jakarta, Indonesia, had differential effects based on the gender of household heads. The results show no significant gender differences in physical damage; however, male-headed households spent on average IDR 0.24 million more on post-flood recovery than female-headed households with comparable losses, suggesting financial access constraints for women. Further analysis of the mechanisms reveals that female-headed households were more likely to adopt social capital–based mitigation and adaptation strategies, highlighting the central role of community networks in their resilience. These findings underscore the need for gender-responsive policies that both expand women’s access to financial resources and leverage their strong community networks to strengthen climate resilience.

Keywords: Climate disaster; Urban flood; Gender of household head; Social capital; Jakarta (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-5613-7_11

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