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The Economic Effects of Floods In Kenya
This essay is a discussion about the Economic Effects of Floods whereby it looks at their impacts, prevalence levels and has formulated policy guidance
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language |  | english |
wordcount |  | 1528 (cca 4 pages) |
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The Economic Effects of Floods In Kenya BACKGROUND A flood may be defined as a body of water which rises to overflow not normally submerged. (Sharma 1996). Floods generally results when the total precipitation exceeds evapo-transpiration, run off and infiltration of water into the ground. It creates a water surplus, which, if properly managed can prove an asset to the communities where it occurs and if not it becomes a nuisance. Floods have ...
... already affected communities should be fully involved the recovery management process that incorporates initiatives that apply recovery interventions from floods. This is achieved through information sharing, increasing community participation in their own recovery process e.t.c
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Economics
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Humanistic Studies
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African Studies
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Natural Sciences
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Princess R.This essay reminds of great flood in the Philippines. The onslaught of Ondoy and Pepeng had terrible effects to the economy as a whole.