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Review Papers | Environmental Science Studies | Guinee | Volume 13 Issue 9, September 2024 | Rating: 5.3 / 10
Assessment of the Vulnerability of Populations Bordering the Tile Watercourse to Flooding in the Urban Commune of N'Zerekore - Republic of Guinea
LAMAH Simon Pierre, BAH Amadou Lamarana, MATHOS Kalil Pierre
Abstract: This study aims to assess the vulnerability to flooding of the population living along the Tile river. A survey sheet for semi - directed and observational interviews with targets and actors is used. Excel software and Flood Vulnerability Index (FVI) formulas allowed us to process our data and arrive at the following results: 209 households were surveyed, 30% of which were considered fair and 70% poor, while 29 % of households recorded physical disabilities.189 people out of 209 (90%) prefer to take refuge with close relatives and neighbors; 4% have shelters both at the military camp and schools, 3% in schools and hospitals and finally 3% in the military camp and hospitals.66% have no means of defense against floods while 34% of households have protective walls.56% believe that the floods come from high rainfall and an anarchic occupation of flood plains; 28% believe that flooding is due to blocked gutters and agricultural activities; 14% to the obstruction of gutters and illegal constructions in flood plains and 2% to the obsolescence of the gutters.
Keywords: Assessment, vulnerability, flooding, local populations, rivers
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 9, September 2024,
Pages: 1470 - 1475