Vulnerabilities of people with different types of disabilities in disasters: a rapid evidence review and qualitative research

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dc.contributor.authorNguyen-Trung, Kien
dc.contributor.authorThuy, Trinh Thi Thu
dc.contributor.authorAnh, Nguyen Phuong
dc.contributor.authorCong-Lem, Ngo
dc.contributor.authorHuyen, Do Thi
dc.contributor.authorDiu, Le Thi
dc.contributor.authorGiang, Nguyen Hong
dc.contributor.authorSimon, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-17T18:44:54Z
dc.date.available2025-07-17T18:44:54Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-12
dc.descriptionThis article is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY license.
dc.description.abstractDespite the growth of disaster scholarship, the topic of how and why climate-related disasters and extreme weather events vary among people with different types of disabilities remains unexplored. To help fill the gap, this study draws on a larger research project that was co-designed by Water Sensitive Cities Australia at Monash University and the Hanoi Association of People with Disabilities, Vietnam. It utilised the dataset of a rapid evidence review of 33 studies, key informant interviews with 26 local stakeholders, and 52 interviews with people with various disabilities in Hanoi and Nghe An province, Vietnam. Using thematic analysis, we identified eight themes pertaining to socially-constructed difficulties facing people with disabilities: barriers to accessing disaster risk information and warnings; difficulties in understanding emergencies; challenges in communicating needs; evacuation and mobility hurdles; decreased sense of belonging and isolation; increased risk of getting sick; increased risk of developing mental health and behavioural disorders; and disrupted livelihood and loss of income.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors acknowledge the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) for providing funds to conduct the research that led to this article. The AWP is supported by the Australian Government and managed by the eWater Group.
dc.identifier.citationNguyen-Trung, K., Thuy, T. T. T., Anh, N. P., Cong-Lem, N., Huyen, D. T., Diu, L. T., Giang, N. H., & Simon, M. (2025). Vulnerabilities of people with different types of disabilities in disasters: a rapid evidence review and qualitative research. Disasters, 49(3), e12686. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12686
dc.identifier.issn1467-7717
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12686
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42936
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectDisaster
dc.subjectExtreme weather events
dc.subjectPeople with disabilities
dc.subjectRapid evidence review
dc.subjectThematic analysis
dc.subjectVulnerability
dc.titleVulnerabilities of people with different types of disabilities in disasters: a rapid evidence review and qualitative research
dc.typeArticle

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