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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1947
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1947
21 May 2025
 | 21 May 2025

The Effect of Community Resilience and Disaster Risk Management Cycle Stages on Morbi-Mortality Following Floods: An Empirical Assessment

Raquel Guimaraes, Reinhard Mechler, Stefan Velev, and Dipesh Chapagain

Abstract. Practice and policy have emphasised the need for building resilience to climate-related events in a further warming world. Scholarship has studied resilience largely in terms of process, latent capacity informing vulnerability, or outcome of risk management interventions, with little work integrating these perspectives. Implementation science work by the Climate Resilience Alliance has developed the Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities (FRMC) process and tool to measure resilience as outcome (post-flood mortality and morbidity reduction) and as capacity (pre- and post-intervention levels). This article builds on FRMC analytics to investigate the effect of resilience capacity, represented by five capitals, and five stages of the Disaster Risk Management Cycle (DRM), on injury and mortality outcomes across 66 flood-affected communities in seven Global South countries. Using a quasi-experimental design with regression adjustment, we analyse the relationship between resilience levels, DRM stages, and health outcomes. Results show that social and human capital help reduce injuries after floods, and preparedness lowers both deaths and injuries. Some results were unexpected, such as the positive association between natural capital and delayed deaths, where limited gains in natural capital may not yield meaningful protection in communities with degraded ecosystems.

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Raquel Guimaraes, Reinhard Mechler, Stefan Velev, and Dipesh Chapagain

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  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1947', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Jun 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Raquel Guimaraes, 23 Jun 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1947', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jun 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Raquel Guimaraes, 01 Jul 2025

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1947', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Jun 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Raquel Guimaraes, 23 Jun 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1947', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jun 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Raquel Guimaraes, 01 Jul 2025
Raquel Guimaraes, Reinhard Mechler, Stefan Velev, and Dipesh Chapagain
Raquel Guimaraes, Reinhard Mechler, Stefan Velev, and Dipesh Chapagain

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This study explores how communities can better protect people's lives and health during floods. By looking at 66 communities in seven countries, we found that strong social ties and preparedness before disasters helped reduce injuries and deaths. However, some environmental efforts didn't show clear health benefits, especially in degraded areas. Our research highlights how early planning and strong local networks can make a real difference during crises.
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