how do homeless people deal with hazards and disasters? jc gaillard, megan rickerby, robin kearns...
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How do homeless people deal with hazards and disasters?
JC Gaillard, Megan Rickerby, Robin KearnsThe University of Auckland, New Zealand
Vicky WaltersMassey University, New Zealand
Damian CollinsUniversity of Alberta, Canada
What do we mean by homeless people?
• This presentation deals with homeless people as those:
1/ who sleep outdoors and with no single physical abode, or
2/ who are temporarily roofed at night by Non-Government Organisations.
How do homeless people deal with hazards and disasters?
How do homeless people deal with hazards and disasters?
Which hazards for what disaster?
“One of the worst things about sleeping rough in winter is being wet all the time. My feet get
infected because my shoes and socks are always wet - my feet smell and I am ashamed.”
(Auckland City Mission, 2013)
Homeless’ shelter on the Pacific shore of Napier, New Zealand, in April 2014 (K. Harris)
How do homeless people deal with hazards and disasters?
Homeless people’s vulnerability
How do homeless people deal with hazards and disasters?
Homeless people’s vulnerability
The triangle of vulnerability for homeless people
How do homeless people deal with hazards and disasters?
From vulnerability to capacities
“…in some ways I would think the homeless community are actually more resilient than us
because their life is tough you know they are used to having to sleep outside, they are used to living without easy access to toilets, and food and water and all the rest of that. So yeah they are probably
more resourceful in that way.”NGO staff, Wellington
Homeless people’scapacities
How do homeless people deal with hazards and disasters?
The circle of capacities
How do homeless people deal with hazards and disasters?
Homeless people in disaster risk reduction
Homeless man in San Francisco, USA,in August 2013
“One of the biggest barrier you may encounter in
bringing those vulnerable people on board is trust,
absolutely trust.”NGO staff, Wellington
The end!
Many thanks!
How do homeless people deal with hazards and disasters?