Uwase Musare, Sonia (2023) An Assessment of the Sustainability of Flash Flood Risk Management Strategies Implemented in Kigali, Rwanda. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Flash floods are inevitable, unpredictable and among the most harmful natural disasters. As precipitation patterns change due to climate change, population growth and urbanisation increase, many people are exposed to flash floods. The capital of Rwanda, Kigali, experiments flash floods frequently, therefore, different damages like death, houses and businesses destroyed. Flash floods are a hot topic in Kigali that endangers the population's security and the city's economy. This issue needs attention and sustainable strategies. Thus, based on a table of criteria of existing flood risk management strategies collected after a literature review, a content analysis of the Kigali Master Plan 2050 was done to evaluate the sustainability of the flash flood risk management strategies implemented in Kigali and then to gain knowledge on which ones are addressed and which one is absent. The results indicated that the Resilience strategies and the Resistance strategies were mentioned while the Response strategies were absent. In conclusion, two of three strategies were mentioned, so the flash flood risk management strategies implemented in Kigali scored “fair” sustainability. Kigali should consider the Response strategy. Further research could consider the other relevant measures mentioned in the Kigali Master Plan that were not in the criteria table, build on these findings and add the financial pillar to search how financially speaking, it is feasible for Kigali not only to mention but also implement the measures from the criteria table.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Woltjer, J. |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2024 11:16 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2024 11:16 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4452 |
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