CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND INJUSTICE IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS: THE CASE OF EBO TOWN, THE GAMBIA.

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2025-1-24

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Joof , Momodou Lamin

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The frequency and intensity of climate-related hazards have been increasing rapidly however, prevention, response and mitigation efforts are insufficient to cope with the corresponding effects, particularly in many developing countries. Research indicates that the impacts of climate change are unevenly distributed across both spheres of the economic spectrum. Similarly, within cities, informal settlements are the most vulnerable since they are exposed to the threats of eviction or resettlement and climate change-related hazards. These settlements are victims of both socio-economic and ecological deprivation, as most of them are located on urban fringes such as floodplains, coastal areas, and quarries. Understanding adaptation capacities in general is complex, more so in informal settlements because of the limitation in data and the in-applicability of formal adaptation techniques in informal settlements. Thus, this research aims to contribute to the knowledge gap in the interaction between climate change, adaptability and climate injustice issues in informal settlements, using Ebo Town- a flood-prone area located in the Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia, as a case study. The research shall seek to examine the risk and vulnerabilities posed by climate change in informal settlements, the adaptation strategies employed and resident’s perception of existing climate injustice. The findings such adjusting ground floor elevation can assist planners and decision-makers with evidence-based risk mitigation and adaptation methods and help integrate these with formal methods where feasible. However, not officially recognising the state of informality and therefore vulnerability constitutes injustice and thus, hinders the attainment of transformative adaptation.

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Climate change, Vulnerability, Adaptation, Informal settlements, The Gambia- Ebo Town

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/113715

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis