Environmental Human Displacement and Socio-Economic Vulnerability with Special Reference to Kerala Landslide Disaster, India

The proposed paper critically examines environmental human displacement and socio-economic vulnerability. The project is of immense significance to, since several regions in India severely affected by the environmental disasters in one or other kinds in every year even though the nature and extent of human displacement varies in these regions. The proposed project thus specifically examines as to (a) the nature and extent of the environmental human displacement(b) how national development policies of India help to resolve the issue (c)what strategies for mitigating the environmental disasters are available for India to minimize the human displacement. The core concern of this paper is an exploration of the ways and means to mitigate the impact of disasters and make environmentally sustainable, one that meets material, social and environmental protection needs. This goal is pursued by an in-depth study in the contexts of southern state Kerala in India. The particular focus of this paper is to understand the environmental disasters, human displacement, social costs and its impact on vulnerable communities, resilience and rehabilitation initiatives.