TY  - SER
AU  - Khant Htoo Kyaw 
AU  - Kim,Sohee Minsun
AU  - Vilas Nitivattananon,
AU  - Pal,Indrajit
ED  - AIT Fellowship,
TI  - Assessment of adaptation strategies to flooding impacts in informal settlement: a case study in Yangon City, Myanmar
T2  - Thesis
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Pathum Thani, Thailand
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - Flood
KW  - Myanmar
KW  - Yangon
KW  - Flood control
KW  - Squatter settlements
N1  - A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Urban Environmental Management; Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2019
N2  - Informal settlements are the feature of urbanization that is prominent in developing  countries. They are mostly located in high-risk areas such as low-lying lands and on  riverbanks. The higher number of lives have suffer from flooding as increasing number of  settlements combined with the increasing rainfall due to changing climate.  This research aimed to conduct an assessment for adaptation strategies to reduce the flood  impacts in informal settlement. To achieve this, the study firstly analyze flood hazard,  household condition, their adaptation strategies and perceptions. Subsequently, the study  identifies livelihood vulnerability index of informal households. The access to condition and  livelihood vulnerability was examined by 100 structured household interviews in two flood  prone informal settlements in Yangon City. Then, adaptation assessment was carried out  within the framework of Multi Criteria Analysis base on understanding oftheir situation and  vulnerability.  The key findings from this research illustrate that the urban poor in study areas have low  adaptive capacity and high exposure and sensitivity as poor living in unplanned areas with  limited access to livelihood capital due to inadequate support from city government have  increased the vulnerability. The top ranking adaptation strategies form adaptation  assessment were "subsidized for relocation ", "protect areas by dikes on long the side of  river" and "enhanced hazard forecasting & early warning systems".
ER  -