Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification!
Landslides (LS) impacts are acute in Equatorial Africa, which is characterized by mountainous topography, intense rains, deep weathering profiles, high population density and high vulnerability. This study aims to move beyond the recognition of landslide occurrence and investigate effective risk red...
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
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| author | Matthieu Kervyn Liesbet Jacobs Jan Maes Vivian Bih Che Astrid de Hontheim Olivier Dewitte Moses Isabirye John Sekajugo Clovis Kabaseke Jean Poesen Liesbet Vranken Kewan Mertens |
| author_facet | Matthieu Kervyn Liesbet Jacobs Jan Maes Vivian Bih Che Astrid de Hontheim Olivier Dewitte Moses Isabirye John Sekajugo Clovis Kabaseke Jean Poesen Liesbet Vranken Kewan Mertens |
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| description | Landslides (LS) impacts are acute in Equatorial Africa, which is characterized by mountainous topography, intense rains, deep weathering profiles, high population density and high vulnerability. This study aims to move beyond the recognition of landslide occurrence and investigate effective risk reduction strategies. Based on 5 workshops with local stakeholders, we illustrate the widespread occurrence of LS on 4 representative study areas known for being severely affected by rainfall-triggered LS in Uganda (Mount Elgon, Mount Rwenzori) and Cameroon (Limbe and Bamenda urban regions). The findings highlight the good knowledge of local stakeholders on factors controlling the timing and spatial distribution of these events. Stakeholders identify a wide range of direct, but also far-reaching indirect and intangible cumulative impacts of LS. Finally, the project inventoried and categorized risk reduction strategies currently implemented in the targeted regions, as well as the factors identified by stakeholders as bottlenecks in the implementation of potential alternative strategies. The experience underlines the usefulness of involving stakeholders at an early stage in selecting study areas and defining specific research objectives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f59654d6fb8d47648f2f77ef2eadc4142022-12-21T19:41:53ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352015-06-01110.4000/belgeo.15944Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification!Matthieu KervynLiesbet JacobsJan MaesVivian Bih CheAstrid de HontheimOlivier DewitteMoses IsabiryeJohn SekajugoClovis KabasekeJean PoesenLiesbet VrankenKewan MertensLandslides (LS) impacts are acute in Equatorial Africa, which is characterized by mountainous topography, intense rains, deep weathering profiles, high population density and high vulnerability. This study aims to move beyond the recognition of landslide occurrence and investigate effective risk reduction strategies. Based on 5 workshops with local stakeholders, we illustrate the widespread occurrence of LS on 4 representative study areas known for being severely affected by rainfall-triggered LS in Uganda (Mount Elgon, Mount Rwenzori) and Cameroon (Limbe and Bamenda urban regions). The findings highlight the good knowledge of local stakeholders on factors controlling the timing and spatial distribution of these events. Stakeholders identify a wide range of direct, but also far-reaching indirect and intangible cumulative impacts of LS. Finally, the project inventoried and categorized risk reduction strategies currently implemented in the targeted regions, as well as the factors identified by stakeholders as bottlenecks in the implementation of potential alternative strategies. The experience underlines the usefulness of involving stakeholders at an early stage in selecting study areas and defining specific research objectives.http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/15944landslideworkshopsstakeholdersresiliencerisk reductionAfrica |
| spellingShingle | Matthieu Kervyn Liesbet Jacobs Jan Maes Vivian Bih Che Astrid de Hontheim Olivier Dewitte Moses Isabirye John Sekajugo Clovis Kabaseke Jean Poesen Liesbet Vranken Kewan Mertens Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification! Belgeo landslide workshops stakeholders resilience risk reduction Africa |
| title | Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification! |
| title_full | Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification! |
| title_fullStr | Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification! |
| title_full_unstemmed | Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification! |
| title_short | Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification! |
| title_sort | landslide resilience in equatorial africa moving beyond problem identification |
| topic | landslide workshops stakeholders resilience risk reduction Africa |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/15944 |
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