Public Perception and Adaptation to Hydro Climatic Disasters in an Island of Cochin Estuary, South West India

Public perception is an indicator to know how people adapt to hydro climatic disasters (HCD). This study focuses on public perception towards HCD and its impacts. Local people were interviewed using informal and unstructured questions. Theoretical assumptions were set for the assessment. It helped to understand the adaptation practiced towards the severity posed from HCD of the densely populated Vypin island region within the urban agglomerate of the city of Cochin in Kerala, India.