Factors Influencing Flood-Related Coping Appraisal Among Homeowners and Residents in Kampala, Uganda

Abstract

Households in many Global South cities endure the loss of lives, illness, and property damage due to floods. Floods are the most frequent and damage-inflicting disasters worldwide (Chai et al., 2020;de Koning et al., 2019). Of all disasters, they represent 69% in Africa, 46% in Europe, and 47% in Asia (CRED, 2021). Although in Africa the proportion of flood damage is still relatively low at 17% compared to 46% and 49% for Europe and Asia, respectively, their impact on both private homeowners' and residents' livelihoods, and local economies is high considering