Landslide research in Kenya

Davies, T.C.

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“…Igwe et al, 2014;Che et al 2012;Che et al, 2011;Claessens et al, 2007;Kitutu et al, 2009;Knapen et al, 2006;Davies, 1996;Davies et al, 2013;Ayonghe et al 1999;Ayonghe et al, 2004;Zogning et al, 2007;Mugagga et al, 2012b;Ngecu et al, 2004;Broothaerts et al, 2012;Van Den Eeckhaut et al, 2009) and our field experience suggest that LS are responsible for acute problems in Equatorial Africa. This is a region characterized by steep slopes, intense rainfalls, deep soil profiles and populations highly vulnerable to geohazards.…”

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“…These case study areas are representative of other regions of Equatorial Africa being affected by LS, such as the Western (DR.Congo, Rwanda, Burundi; Moeyersons et al, 2004;Moeyersons et al, 2010) and Eastern branches of the East African Rift system (Ethiopia, Broothaerts et al, 2012;Van Den Eeckhaut et al, 2009, Kenya, Tanzania;Ngecu et al, 2004;Davies, 1996;Temple and Rapp 1972) or Nigeria (Igwe et al, 2014). …”

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Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification!

Kervyn¹,

Jacobs²,

Maes³

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Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification!

Kervyn¹,

Jacobs²,

Maes³

et al. 2015

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“…The East African highlands, due to their wet climate, steep topography, and high weathering rates, are often considered to be prone to landslides (Knapen et al 2006). In these highlands, landslides cause large-scale land degradation and loss of property, livelihood, and human lives (e.g., Davies 1996;Knapen et al 2006;Mugagga et al 2012).…”

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The Rwenzori Mountains, a landslide-prone region?

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The Rwenzori Mountains, a landslide-prone region?Abstract With its exceptionally steep topography, wet climate, and active faulting, landslides can be expected to occur in the Rwenzori Mountains. Whether or not this region is prone to landsliding and more generally whether global landslide inventories and hazard assessments are accurate in data-poor regions such as the East African highlands are thus far unclear. In order to address these questions, a first landslide inventory based on archive information is built for the Rwenzori Mountains. In total, 48 landslide and flash flood events, or combinations of these, are found. They caused 56 fatalities and considerable damage to road infrastructure, buildings, and cropland, and rendered over 14,000 persons homeless. These numbers indicate that the Rwenzori Mountains are landslide-prone and that the impact of these events is significant. Although not based on field investigations but on archive data from media reports and laymen accounts, our approach provides a useful complement to global inventories overlooking this region and increases our understanding of the phenomenon in the Rwenzori Mountains. Considering the severe impacts of landslides, the population growth and related anthropogenic interventions, and the likelihood of more intense rainfall conditions, there is an urgent need to invest in research on disaster risk reduction strategies in this region and other similar highland areas of Africa.

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“…They have been reported in Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia (Moeyerson 1988;1989a;1989b;Davies 1996;Westerberg and Christiansson 1998;Ngecu and Mathu 1999;Ingang'a and Ucakuwun 2001;Muwanga et al 2001;Knapen et al 2006). The East African region which includes Malawi, is a heterogeneous in terms of physiography, geomorphology and rainfall, and has a high susceptibility to slope movement.…”

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“…The landslides involved curved surface ruptures and produced slumps by backward slippage. This is typical of the East Africa region (Davies 1996;Ngecu and Mathu 1999). Seventy nine landslides were classified as contemporary and the rest were ancient, although these were re-activated in 2003.…”

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Landslide Inventory and Susceptibility Assessment for the Ntchenachena Area, Northern Malawi (East Africa)

Msilimba¹

2012

Approaches to Managing Disaster - Assessing Hazards, Emergencies and Disaster Impacts

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Landslide research in Kenya

Cited by 31 publications

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Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification!

Landslide resilience in Equatorial Africa: Moving beyond problem identification!

The Rwenzori Mountains, a landslide-prone region?

Landslide Inventory and Susceptibility Assessment for the Ntchenachena Area, Northern Malawi (East Africa)

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