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dc.contributor.authorLucas, Brian
dc.coverage.spatialNigeriaen
dc.coverage.spatialMozambiqueen
dc.coverage.spatialVietnamen
dc.coverage.spatialFijien
dc.coverage.spatialPhilippinesen
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-07T12:17:42Z
dc.date.available2021-01-07T12:17:42Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-01
dc.identifier.citationLucas, B. (2020). Urban flood management in Africa. K4D Helpdesk Report 923. Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/15893
dc.description.abstractThis review synthesises evidence on the main types of floods and causes of flooding in urban areas in Africa, and what factors increase flood risk in African cities (and particularly in Nigeria). It draws on lessons learned from Africa and Asia, type of interventions used to manage urban flood risk in developing countries, and how effective these interventions have been in terms of cost-benefit analysis, number of beneficiaries or other metrics relating to value for money. The literature shows that the costs and benefits of interventions vary greatly from one location to another, depending on specific local geographic, economic, and social factors as well as on specific details of project design and implementation. Furthermore, economic evaluation of flood risk management initiatives involves working with limited data, high levels of uncertainty, and assumptions about intangible and indirect benefits and costs.en
dc.description.sponsorshipFCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInstitute of Development Studiesen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesK4D Helpdesk Report;923
dc.rights.urihttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/en
dc.subjectAiden
dc.subjectEnvironmenten
dc.subjectRural Developmenten
dc.titleUrban Flood Risk Management in Africaen
dc.typeHelpdesken
dc.rights.holder© Crown copyright 2020en
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-12-01
rioxxterms.funderDepartment for International Development, UK Governmenten
rioxxterms.identifier.projectK4Den
rioxxterms.versionVoRen
rioxxterms.funder.project238a9fa4-fe4a-4380-996b-995f33607ba0en


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