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Exploring the role of social capital in advancing climate change mitigation and disaster risk reduction

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  • Simeon Bernados
  • Lanndon Ocampo

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This work explores how social capital impacts community resilience via the community development framework, with dimensions spanning trust, cooperativism, volunteerism, reciprocity, and interpersonal relationships in mitigating climate change impacts. With flooding impacts as a case, a mixed method approach was used, purposely recruiting 24 research cooperators in one of the suburban villages in the central Philippines. Results show that key components in disaster mitigation plans include help-seeking behavior, community responses, social relations, and resource allocation within communities. Findings demonstrate that social capital has proven invaluable in mobilizing resources, building resilience, disseminating information, mediating conflict resolution, providing psychological support, and improving livelihoods within communities. By exploring the role of social capital in community development, this study sheds light on its importance for climate change mitigation and disaster risk reduction initiatives. Policymakers, development practitioners, and community leaders can frame these findings to effectively harness social capital and foster community participation.

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  • Simeon Bernados & Lanndon Ocampo, 2024. "Exploring the role of social capital in advancing climate change mitigation and disaster risk reduction," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(4), pages 470-490, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:comdev:v:55:y:2024:i:4:p:470-490
    DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2023.2253316
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