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    Assessment of Households’ Vulnerability to Flood along Ginfle Watershed and Their Risk Management Strategies, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2022-05) Elsabet Gorfu; Temesegen Tilahun (PhD)
    The assessment of households’ vulnerability to flood alongside Ginfle watershed and their threat control strategies Arada Sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The study adopted cross sectional survey research design types, explanatory and descriptive research design was applied and both quantitative and qualitative research types of data were collected from primary and secondary sources. The quantitative data were collected from household through interview schedule while qualitative data were gathered using key informants interview, focus group discussions and observation. To select the study area purposive samplings and 215 participants were selected by applying random sampling technique. In order to attain the proposed objectives the study employed instrument like questionnaire, KII, FGDs, and Personal Observation. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistical analysis (such as frequency, percentage, mean and Standard Deviation and vulnerable index. The exposure indices for past flood experience is 0.97 and household location from the river 0.99. The calculated exposure indices were high because more than 0.98 % of the people in this area had previously experienced flooding. Among the 215 respondents 156(72.6%) said that their household are vulnerable to flood the rest 59 (27.4%) did not vulnerable to flood this indicates that serious concern are need for improvement of flood vulnerable area. Based on the finding concluded that flood vulnerability along Ginfle river higher when calculate vulnerability, exposure, sensitivity of the study area need serious concern because vulnerability level in this are 0.98 showed . It is recommended that the Addis Ababa city administration with concerned stakeholder implement better land use planning, adapt early warning, awareness creation, providing weather forecast, public participation and designing sustainable flood manage strategies should be implemented. Lastly, future researches should adopt an inductive and participatory approach to assess vulnerability.