A Solution Of Recurrent Floods: A Case Study Hirshabelle Of Somalia
- Authors: Mohamed Omar Abdulle,* Atanga Desmond Funwie.
PAPER DETAILS
- Paper ID:IQRJ-2202015
- Volume :001
- Issue:015
- February 2022
- ISSN: 2790-4296(Online)
- ISBN: 978-9956-504-74-9(Print)
Authors: Mohamed Omar Abdulle,* Atanga Desmond Funwie. Paper Title: A Solution of Recurrent Floods: A Case Study Hirshabelle of Somalia
IQ Research Journal of IQ res. j. (2022)1(2): pp 01-20. Vol. 001, Issue 002, 02-2022, pp. 0723-0743
Received: 26 02, 2022; Accepted: 26 02, 2022; Published: 27 02, 2022
ABSTRACT
Flood control refers to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of
flood waters (Wikipedia). Some of the common techniques used for flood control are
installation of rock berms, rock rip-raps, sandbags, maintaining normal slopes with
vegetation or application of soil cements on steeper slopes and construction or expansion of drainage channels. Other methods include levees, dikes, dams, retention
or detention basins. After the Katrina Disaster that happened in 2005, some areas
prefer not to have levees as flood controls. Communities preferred improvement of
drainage structures with detention basins near the sites. (Flood Control and Disaster
Management, 2020) This study investigated A Solution of Recurrent Floods in
Hirshabelle State of Somalia. The objectives of this study were to identify flood
management approaches suitable to the study area, to know the role of the community
in the flood prevention, to compare structural and non-structural flood management
approaches. To achieve the objectives of this study, data was collected from 109 Flood
Management Experts and professionals in Hirshabelle State of Somalia by using
Questionnaire through Google forms. For data analysis, researcher employed descriptive research design to test the status of Recurrent floods in Hirshabelle State of
Somalia by using SPSS software Version 25. The study founded that The Combination
of both structural and non-structural approaches, improves the effectiveness of Flood
management. Planting Vegetation to Retain Extra Water, Terracing Hillsides to Slow
Flow Downhill, And The Construction of Floodways. Construction of Levees, Dikes,
Dams, Reservoirs or Retention Ponds to Hold Extra Water During Times of Flooding,
Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies, The Man-Made Channels to
Divert Floodwater or Floodways and Dam Construction Are Suitable Methods That Can
Prevent Recurrent Floods in Hirshabelle State of Somalia. The study recommended that
Community participation in all level of flood management approaches, Structural
measures should have combined with non-structural approaches to reach successfulness, Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies, Construction
of Levees, Dikes, Dams, Reservoirs or Retention Ponds to Hold Extra Water During Times of Flooding.
