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GEOFFREY OMEDO Africa Adaptation Programme Programme Officer AAP/UNDP Kenya Tel: +254-20-7625079/2327359 Skype: omedo.makeke Email: [email_address] Website: http://www.ke.undp.org/ VULNERABILITY OF URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS A CASE STUDY OF KOROGOCHO IN NAIROBI
PRESENTATION OUTLINE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
KEY DEFINITIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
BACKGROUND ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STUDY AREA ,[object Object],[object Object]
KOROGOCHO AND NAIROBI MAPS
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
[object Object],TYPOLOGY OF HAZARDS IN KOROGOCHO SLUM Biological Geophysical Hydrological Meteorological Epidemics - Cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, dysentery, fungal infections, HIV/AIDs, common colds, flu, malnourishment Insect Infestation - infestations - Rat infestations Earthquake - Earth tremors are a common feature but no fatalities were reported Mass movement (dry) - Landslides especially during construction and in river banks Floods - El Nino floods - Common flash floods - General flooding due to poor draining systems, construction of houses in flood plains and underground water seepage - Flooding due to River Gitathuru and bursting their banks Storms - Strong storms that washed away houses - Localized storms during the main rainy season Socio-climatological Extreme temperature (i.e. cold and hot), Droughts, Fires
[object Object],Year Impact Coping strategies 1989 1995 1996 1997 1998 2003 2006 2009 2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
General flooding renders houses inhabitable in Vietnam, Grogan A and Nyayo Villages
[object Object],Year Impact Coping strategies 1980 1993 1994 1999 2000 2007 2008 2009 2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Common types of housing materials in Korogocho
Table 3: Disease occurrence, impact and coping strategies Year Disease Impact Coping strategies 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2009 2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Analysis of Hazard Probability and Severity in Korogocho ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],River Gitathuru
[object Object],(Source: Fieldwork)
EXPOSURE TO FLOODS (Source: Fieldwork)
 
The risk index for common hazards in Korogocho
DPSIR FRAMEWORK Adaptation Mitigation DRIVING FORCES Poverty Population Urbanization Policy PRESSURES Poor Housing Environmental degrad. Poor infrastructure STATE disaster prone, insecure, Risky environment (disease, fires, floods,) IMPACT Poverty Deaths Diseases Hopelessness RESPONSE Policy CBO/NGOs Committee’s Awareness
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
RECOMMENDATIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 

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Omedo: Vulnerability of urban informal settlements to environmental hazards: a case study of Korogocho in Nairobi

  • 1. GEOFFREY OMEDO Africa Adaptation Programme Programme Officer AAP/UNDP Kenya Tel: +254-20-7625079/2327359 Skype: omedo.makeke Email: [email_address] Website: http://www.ke.undp.org/ VULNERABILITY OF URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS A CASE STUDY OF KOROGOCHO IN NAIROBI
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  • 10. General flooding renders houses inhabitable in Vietnam, Grogan A and Nyayo Villages
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  • 16. EXPOSURE TO FLOODS (Source: Fieldwork)
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  • 19. DPSIR FRAMEWORK Adaptation Mitigation DRIVING FORCES Poverty Population Urbanization Policy PRESSURES Poor Housing Environmental degrad. Poor infrastructure STATE disaster prone, insecure, Risky environment (disease, fires, floods,) IMPACT Poverty Deaths Diseases Hopelessness RESPONSE Policy CBO/NGOs Committee’s Awareness
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