Socioeconomic Impacts of the 2006 Seasonal Flooding along Flood Prone Areas: The Case of Dire Dawa Administration, Ethiopia
Keywords:
Households, Flood prone area, Impact, Socioeconomic, Seasonal flood.Abstract
Floods are the most common of all environmental hazards. Every year, floods claim over 20,000 lives and adversely affect around 75 million of people worldwide. The relation lies in the wide spread geographical distributions of river flood plains and low-lying coasts, together with their long standing attractions for human settlements. The overall objectives of this study is to assess the socioeconomic impacts of the 2006 seasonal flooding along the flood prone areas of Dire Dawa Administration and find out recommendations which is more applicable in the administration. The researcher has used descriptive survey method and employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches and also employed purposive sampling technique to select studied kebeles.(kebele :lowest administrative division) Data collection techniques of this study were questionnaire, interviews and researcher
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