Role of Remittances in Reducing Vulnerability and Improving Livelihoods of Forest Dewellers in Northwest Pakistan Dr. Babar Shahbaz and Dr. Tanvir Ali.

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Role of Remittances in Reducing Vulnerability and Improving Livelihoods of Forest Dewellers in Northwest Pakistan Dr. Babar Shahbaz and Dr. Tanvir Ali Deptt. of Agri. Extension University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Natural Resource Degradation Deforestation = - 39,000 ha Soil erosion Water scarcity Climatic extremes

Development Disparities

District wise HDI in KPK Red box: Mountainous districts, Source: UNDP NHDR 2003

Source SDPI-WFP (2009)

Methodology (impact assessment of forest related institutions on livelihoods of farmers) Qualitative Key Informant Interviews Focus Group Interviews Personal Observation Literature Review Quantitative Structured Questionnaire (400 randomly selected households)

Main Sources of Cash Income 1. Labour migration 2. Daily wage labourer 3. Salaries 4. Farming 5. Business 6. Income from forests 7. Livestock 8. Pension

Migration

Vulnerability Trend (Human Factors) during past 5 years At least one adult male in 43.5% of the households was unemployed

Remittances for Subsistence

Conclusions majority of the local people were not dependent on the natural resource for their cash income rather they had adopted diverse non-natural resource based activities such as migration, labour, small business etc. Financial livelihood concerns are not met from forests (e. g. by selling timber), but by selling labour in the context of migration. due to inadequate human capital (illiteracy, poor health) most of the migrants were doing minor and irregular jobs. Remittances are used for subsistence and thus ease-up the vulnerability to food insecurity The institutional changes in the agriculture and forestry sector of KPK might have had an impact on the current livelihood strategies by employing rural youth in the activities such as forest protection, new plantations etc. and thus providing a regular source of income for them.

Emerging Issues for Further Research Links between migration, rural development (interventions) and natural resource (forest) management. Social Networks / social capital Uses of migrants’ knowledge Sustainability………..?

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