Vulnerability of schools to floods in Nyando River catchment, Kenya.
Vulnerability of schools to floods in Nyando River catchment, Kenya.
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肯尼亚 Nyando 河流域学校易受洪水影响。
DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01167.x
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发表时间：
2010
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影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
D. Olago
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作者：
S. Ochola;B. Eitel;D. Olago
本文评估了肯尼亚西部Nyando河流域（3，600 km（2））学校对洪水的脆弱性，并确定了减少这种脆弱性所需的措施。它调查了下游的130所学校，那里经常发生洪水。在接受评估的小学中，40%的学校处于脆弱状态，48%的学校处于轻微脆弱状态，12%的学校不处于脆弱状态。在中学中，8%的学校处于弱势，73%的学校处于轻微弱势，19%的学校不处于弱势。易受洪水影响的原因是缺乏资金、建筑标准差、当地地形、土壤类型和排水不足。2003年设立的选区发展基金提供财政支助，以支付学校建设和重建费用;选区发展基金委员会预计将通过学校建筑标准。为了促进安全和有弹性的建筑和改造，以抵御洪水，本文提出了减少脆弱性的战略和建议，将最低标准纳入正在进行的小学基础设施计划设计。
This paper assesses the vulnerability of schools to floods in the Nyando River catchment (3,600 km(2)) in western Kenya and identifies measures needed to reduce this vulnerability. It surveys 130 schools in the lower reaches, where flooding is a recurrent phenomenon. Of the primary schools assessed, 40% were vulnerable, 48% were marginally vulnerable and 12% were not vulnerable. Of the secondary schools, 8% were vulnerable, 73% were marginally vulnerable and 19% were not vulnerable. Vulnerability to floods is due to a lack of funds, poor building standards, local topography, soil types and inadequate drainage. The Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), established in 2003, provides financial support to cover school construction and reconstruction costs; CDF Committees are expected to adopt school building standards. In an effort to promote safe and resilient construction and retrofitting to withstand floods, this paper presents vulnerability reduction strategies and recommendations for incorporating minimum standards in the on-going Primary School Infrastructure Programme Design.