Abstract:
This paper focuses on people living in Medina Gounass where has been experiencing annually flood
events during the rainy season. Besides the climatic conditions, the lack of formal amenity plan has
led to the emergence of highly vulnerable urban communities, particularly through informal settlements
and inadequate land management. Flood has disrupted their livelihood and caused huge
loss of properties. Thus, inhabitants have a long experience of flood events. The study was carried
out to assess critical aspects that led Medina Gounass inhabitants vulnerable to flood. Consequently,
people in the study area have been practicing various methods at household to mitigate the probable
losses. The study found that flood adaptation measures can be made more effective through
community initiatives and their participation than at household level which sometimes causes
harm in the neighborhood. Structural and non-structural flood management approach seems to be
more efficient to alleviate Medina Gounass inhabitants from the flood problems.
