Journal of Geography  & Natural Disasters
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Department of Built Environment, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Mzuzu University, P/bag 201, Luwinga Mzuzu 2, Malawi

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• Research Article   
  Towards a Framework for Flood Vulnerability Assessment for Rural and Urban Informal Settlements in Malawi
  Author(s): Isaac Kadono Mwalwimba*, Mtafu Manda and Cosmo Ngongondo
  
  The most significant strategy to address flood hazards is to conduct a Flood Vulnerability Assessment (FVA) because it informs the disaster risk reduction and preparedness process. FVA provides metrics that can help manage flood risks and disaster events. However, many flood vulnerable regions like Malawi still lack FVA-supporting frameworks in all phases (pre, trans, and post-disaster). Partly, this is attributed to a lack of evidence-based studies to inform the processes. On one hand, the frameworks that exist in Malawi such as the Unified Beneficiary Register (UBR) and Rapid Assessment (RA) are tools that reflect the aftermath of a disaster. On the other hand, the Participatory Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (PVCA), though used as a tool, cannot be negated that it is an approach rather than a tool because indicators have been not suggested. This informed the need to assess House.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0587.24.14.305

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