Abstract
The mountain communities of Karakorum and the Himalayas in Pakistan are frequently experiencing climate change-induced natural disasters, which are inflicting irreparable losses to their generation's old value system and socio-economic life. Focusing on the value system, this small-scale study explored the change in values and perceptions of a disaster-affected mountain community about natural hazards and its implications for their future lives. Twenty participants from the affected community, including local political activists, religious leaders, teachers, and youth activists, were thoroughly interviewed. The study explored significant deviations from their traditional values of connectedness to each other and with their ancestors' land. The emergence of new values like local wisdom for disaster management and the education of their children was also noted. The fading of the values of connectedness to the region and the values of helping each other have serious implications for the breaking of generational old cultures and values that may trigger mass migrations from such regions that will result in the abandonment of mountain villages.
Recommended Citation
Baig, Sharifullah and Begum, Abida
(2024)
"Changes in Values and Perception of Life: Natural Disaster Devastates a Mountain Community,"
The Journal of Values-Based Leadership: Vol. 17
:
Iss.
2
, Article 17.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/1948-0733.1523
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/jvbl/vol17/iss2/17
