Kenya's focus on urban vulnerability and resilience in the midst of urban transitions in Nairobi |
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| Authors: | Linda I Beyer Jay Chaudhuri Barbara Kagima |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Senior Program Specialist, MCH – Maternal &2. Child Health Program, Inclusive Economies, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canadalbeyer@idrc.ca;4. Project Coordinator/Technical Advisor, Concern Worldwide Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya;5. Data Analyst, Concern Worldwide Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTAddressing urban vulnerability requires an understanding of the underlying determinants of resilience for individuals, households, communities and institutions – to withstand shocks, to adapt and to change. Analysing urban resilience utilises the results of five rounds of the Indicator Development for Surveillance of Urban Emergencies surveys conducted in three informal settlements of Nairobi. Results show a significant deterioration in food security and household hunger in marginalised urban populations, with other deprivations including insecurity, negative coping behaviour and inadequate access to water and sanitation. Within slum populations, there was a significant variation in income and expenditure (p?
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| Keywords: | Urban vulnerability resilience |
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