Women's sanitation matters: Unpacking the conundrums associated with open defecation among women in Harper City, Liberia DOI Creative Commons
Issah Baddianaah, Godwin K. Naazie,

Abraham W.Z. Amaning

et al.

Environmental Challenges, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16, P. 100965 - 100965

Published: June 17, 2024

Ending open defecation (OD) is a major global policy goal—anchored by the Sustainable Development Goal 6. While women are vulnerable to risks associated with poor sanitation and disproportionately impacted OD, little known in scientific literature about intricacies, drivers, implications challenges face OD practices low middle income countries' cities. Using FOAM analytical framework coastal city of Harper, Liberia, as case study, paper aims unravel day-to-day hustles hostilities defecating open. Data were sourced through desk review, face-to-face interviews 30 women, 7 key informants observation. Our findings demonstrate that beach serves destination for city. Institutional failure—a commitment Liberia government towards construction public facilities socioeconomic factors—a general high incidence poverty among populace influence women's Women exposed insecurity, psychological trauma, loss privacy dignity under practices. The underscore need policymakers stakeholders prioritize emerging recommends should providing access improved scaling up facilities, subsidising cost building sanitary materials, promoting behavioural change health education measures curtail country.

Language: Английский

Flooding in West Africa: causes, impacts, mitigation, and adaptation strategies DOI
Victor Nnamdi Dike, Ugochukwu K. Okoro

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 207 - 224

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Urban Flooding in the Cities of Kisumu, Mombasa, and Nairobi, Kenya: Causes, Vulnerability Factors, and Management DOI Creative Commons

Stanley Omuterema Oluchiri

African Journal of Empirical Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(1), P. 342 - 351

Published: Feb. 7, 2025

This research investigates the complex urban flooding dynamics of Kisumu together with Mombasa and Nairobi cities in Kenya. Since both human-caused growth climate change effects simultaneously produce more non-absorptive surfaces. conditions have worsened globally. The problem Africa deepens when countries fail to plan their correctly continue deteriorate environments. recent floods Kenya produced catastrophic outcomes which make it vital implement strong flood management methods that adhere national action plans. Based on environmental justice metabolism theories, this study employed qualitative descriptive investigate Kisumu, Mombasa, Nairobi, It relied purposive sampling select data sources, including government reports, NGO publications, academic journals. Primary secondary were analyzed through structured analysis categorize findings systematically. utilized techniques for in-depth exploration explain factual data. An online review databases spanning a decade ensured reliability, while expert insights from planners officials enhanced methodological rigour. Experts proved economic differences create exposure within lower-income neighbourhoods besides failing institutions planning communication heighten risks. irregular rainfall patterns global warming additional stress operations. Through combination concepts demonstrates how resources get distributed unfairly risks affect selected populations unequally. indicators show need merge disaster risk reduction requirements directly into socio-economic development programmes. better community participation alongside improved sustainable programmes protect areas floods. Future investigations should concentrate building adaptable systems dynamically react changes social-economic fluctuations include every segment approaches. process requires examination advanced technology forecasting as well community-driven resilience achieve response control at local level.

Language: Английский

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Perennial flood incidence in Ghana’s Wa municipality: planning deficiency or human attitude? DOI Creative Commons

Benjamin Naah,

Michael Pervarah,

Gordon Yenglier Yiridomoh

et al.

Discover Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(1)

Published: Feb. 21, 2025

Language: Английский

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Analysing the emerging discourses in the Ghanaian media around perennial flooding in Accra DOI

Paulina Terkper,

Issah Baddianaah

Environmental Hazards, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 14

Published: Nov. 17, 2024

Climate change coupled with poor urban planning has facilitated the occurrence of flood disasters across cities in Global South. While media landscape remains a vibrant platform where expert knowledge is shared about causes, patterns, risks and mitigation measures ravaging disasters, there limited scientific how narratives evolve inform better policy formulation addressing floods. Using Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies (CADS) approach, we explore discursive construction perennial flooding Accra Ghanaian press to bring light emerging discourses around phenomenon that contribute remedying problem. The findings revealed hazy identification major causes floods news, underscore urgent need embrace cogent more proactive policies, firm commitment from government, stakeholders inhabitants city tackle

Language: Английский

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Women's sanitation matters: Unpacking the conundrums associated with open defecation among women in Harper City, Liberia DOI Creative Commons
Issah Baddianaah, Godwin K. Naazie,

Abraham W.Z. Amaning

et al.

Environmental Challenges, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16, P. 100965 - 100965

Published: June 17, 2024

Ending open defecation (OD) is a major global policy goal—anchored by the Sustainable Development Goal 6. While women are vulnerable to risks associated with poor sanitation and disproportionately impacted OD, little known in scientific literature about intricacies, drivers, implications challenges face OD practices low middle income countries' cities. Using FOAM analytical framework coastal city of Harper, Liberia, as case study, paper aims unravel day-to-day hustles hostilities defecating open. Data were sourced through desk review, face-to-face interviews 30 women, 7 key informants observation. Our findings demonstrate that beach serves destination for city. Institutional failure—a commitment Liberia government towards construction public facilities socioeconomic factors—a general high incidence poverty among populace influence women's Women exposed insecurity, psychological trauma, loss privacy dignity under practices. The underscore need policymakers stakeholders prioritize emerging recommends should providing access improved scaling up facilities, subsidising cost building sanitary materials, promoting behavioural change health education measures curtail country.

Language: Английский

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