Getnet Feyissa|Gete Zeleke|Ephrem Gebremariam|Woldeamlak Bewket
GIS based quantification and mapping of climate change vulnerability hotspots in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University|Addis Ababa University|Addis Ababa University|Addis Ababa University
unlike studies undertaken agricultural hydrological sectors focused climate change vulnerability researches urban centers ethiopia widely available recent history however many signals climate change vulnerability started happen urban centers well inevitable analyze quantify map prioritize prepared adaptation measures study therefore tried assess quantify map climate change vulnerability addis ababa ethiopia integrating two climate change vulnerability assessment models namely sullivan meighs model composite climate change vulnerability index ipccs approach vulnerability assessment comprises exposure sensitivity adaptive capacity fifteen subcomponents vulnerability indicators identified ten subcities addis ketema arada akakikality bole gulelle kirkos kolfekeraniyo lideta nifasilklafto yeka addis ababa due scale degree amount unit measurement selected indicators varied values normalized number ranges 0 1 indicating values increased 1 vulnerability climate change increases study uses iyengar sudarshans unequal weighting system assign weight indicators results mapped using arcgis 102 package results indicated ten subcities addis ababa found different levels vulnerability climate change exposure sensitivity highest addis ketema arada lideta found central parts city normalization index value greater 05 adaptive capacity index highest gulelle bole arada subcities subcities better quality houses wellplanned districts good infrastructural facilities good coverage green areas compared others overall climate change vulnerability highest normalized index 05 arada addis ketema lideta due adaptation capacity lowest compared subcities addis ababa vulnerable climate change impacts degree vulnerability underpinned interaction multiple factors mainly adaptive capacities subcities location based characteristics changes climatic parameters present need strengthen mitigation adaptation activities prioritize sub cities intervention based degree vulnerability also understood sullivan meighs model ipccs approach climate change analyses could used simultaneously preparing vulnerability index per different geographical locations