TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Rebuilding Pakistan in the Aftermath of the Floods: Disaster Relief as Conflict Prevention
JO  - Journal of peacebuilding and development
A1  - Arai, Tatsushi
SP  - 51
EP  - 65
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
N2  - In July and August 2010, Pakistan faced floods on an unprecedented scale that affected some 20 million people. Focus group interviews conducted in severely affected communities demonstrated a decline in the availability of accessible renewable resources to the point of increasing the potential for civil violence. These manifestations of environmental scarcity included strained landlord-tenant relations and other forms of structural inequity that magnified the devastating socio-economic effects of the floods. The article concludes with recommendations for conflict-sensitive measures to facilitate post-disaster recovery and defines humanitarian relief as an integral part of national security and conflict prevention in Pakistan.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 1542-3166
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15423166.2012.719331
ID  - ref1
ER  -