The role of informal institutions for adaptation in Kamrangirchar
| Institutions available to poor urban households | Access to assets | Asset adaptation |
|---|---|---|
| Strong relation with house owners | Tenure security, services, emergency food and credit | Households can take physical and economic measures to reduce the impacts of extreme climate events |
| Patrons outside the community (e.g. employer) | Employment, credit and food support | Households can take impact minimizing non-hazard measures |
| NGOs’ credit services outside the community | Access to financial assets | Households can diversify their income and employment; and access to emergency credit for preparedness recovery |
| NGO water supply and sanitation, environmental health services in some slum clusters | Accessing services | Human capital development; and community-based actions to improve basic services |
| Institutions available to poor urban households | Access to assets | Asset adaptation |
|---|---|---|
| Strong relation with house owners | Tenure security, services, emergency food and credit | Households can take physical and economic measures to reduce the impacts of extreme climate events |
| Patrons outside the community (e.g. employer) | Employment, credit and food support | Households can take impact minimizing non-hazard measures |
| NGOs’ credit services outside the community | Access to financial assets | Households can diversify their income and employment; and access to emergency credit for preparedness recovery |
| NGO water supply and sanitation, environmental health services in some slum clusters | Accessing services | Human capital development; and community-based actions to improve basic services |