Assessing factors affecting drought, earthquake, and flood risk perception: empirical evidence from Bangladesh

Javed Mallick (), Roquia Salam (), Ruhul Amin (), Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam (), Aznarul Islam (), Md. Nur Alam Siddik () and G. M. Monirul Alam ()
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Javed Mallick: King Khalid University
Roquia Salam: Begum Rokeya University
Ruhul Amin: Begum Rokeya University
Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam: Begum Rokeya University
Aznarul Islam: Aliah University
Md. Nur Alam Siddik: Begum Rokeya University
G. M. Monirul Alam: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2022, vol. 112, issue 2, No 26, 1633-1656

Abstract: Abstract Understanding household disaster risk perception is crucial to formulate and apply disaster risk reduction strategies. Using survey data from 300 households from three highly disaster-prone areas of the lower Teesta River basin in Bangladesh, this study explores households’ risk perception of drought, earthquake, and flood at the local level. The ordered probit regression model was applied to identify the factors influencing household disaster risk perception. Most of the respondents perceived the likelihood of occurring drought, earthquake, and flood hazards on a large scale in the selected areas which cause negative impacts on their quality of life and financial losses. They have lack knowledge on mitigation actions which makes them unable to control the devastating impacts of disasters. Econometric results show that households’ age, gender, education, and income-generating sources had significantly influenced the respondent’s drought, earthquake, and flood risk perception. Female participants have less knowledge on mitigations actions and are less capable of controlling the hazards than their counterparts making them more vulnerable to the impacts of hazards. Urgent action is required to improve their socio-economic conditions, and to reduce the knowledge gap between males and females as well as to improve the household’s understanding of mitigation and preparedness for disaster risk.

Keywords: Disaster risk reduction; Econometric model; Probit regression; Risk perception; Bangladesh (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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