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Towards disaster justice: An analysis of how population characteristics influence regional adaptation to meteorological disaster losses

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Document Type

Research-Article

Author

Ran Yi, Yanan Chen, An Chen

Journal Name

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Keywords

Injustice, Interaction effect analysis, Meteorological disaster adaptability, Meteorological disaster losses, Vulnerable groups

Abstract

Frequent meteorological disasters pose significant challenges to regional adaptability. Understanding the impact of meteorological disaster losses on adaptability while considering the injustice faced by vulnerable groups is crucial for achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Here, we calculated a meteorological disaster loss index by integrating agricultural, population, and economic losses, and developed an adaptability evaluation framework based on economic, social, and ecological dimensions. This system introduced two new indices: government concern for meteorological disasters and the number of disaster reduction social enterprises. Building on this, we analyzed the distribution of meteorological disaster losses and adaptability across different ethnic and socio-economic regions in China from 2003 to 2022. We also explored the role of population characteristics in regional adaptation to disaster losses through interaction analysis. The results show that: ethnic minority areas, low-income regions, and areas with higher proportions of illiterate populations experienced significantly higher meteorological disaster losses and lower disaster adaptability, overall, meteorological disaster losses reduced disaster adaptability in China, with low-income regions and areas with high dependency ratios being more severely affected by the negative impacts of these losses, agricultural losses exhibited positive creative destruction in high-income areas, the affected population exerted a stronger negative impact on disaster adaptability in Han-majority and high-income areas, while fatalities severely hindered adaptability in areas with high dependency ratios and larger illiterate populations. Our research provides a Chinese case for climate disaster justice and emphasizes the need to fully consider the needs of vulnerable groups when formulating disaster reduction plans. © 2025 Elsevier Ltd

http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105257

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