La vulnérabilité aux risques naturels en milieu urbain: cas de la ville de bamenda

ANNEXES

Annexe 1: Questionnaire

UNIVERSITE DE YAOUNDE I

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FACULTE DES ARTS, LETTRES ET SCIENCES HUMAINES

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DÉPARTEMENT DE GÉOGRAPHIE

THE UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE I

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FACULTY OF ARTS, LETTERS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

SET OF QUESTIONS

This is a questionnaire on the vulnerability of Bamenda inhabitant to natural risks in the context of climate variability. The aim of this questionnaire is to collect data for academic purpose. Informations collected will be us to evaluate the natural risks to which the population is exposed. Any information obtained will be used exclusively for this purpose.

I- Data on natural hazards

101) What are the types of natural risks in this zone? __________

1) Flooding

1) Landslide

2) Rock fall

3) Other

102) According to you can be the causes of this phenomenon? __________

1) rainfall

2 ) relief

3 ) anger of the god of land

4 ) witchcraft

5 ) Other

103) What is the occurrence of these risks? __________

1) every year

2 ) each two years

3 ) each tree years

4 ) Other

104) When it occurs; what are the consequences? ___________

1)destruction of houses

2) killing of peoples

3 ) destruction of properties

4 ) Other damages

105) According to you when did these phenomena begin in this town? The year _________

106) What were the frequency and the violence at that time (of the beginning)?

1) Frequent and violent

2) Neither frequent nor violent

3 ) Other

107) What about the intensity now? _____

1) It is more and more violent and frequent

2) It is less and less violent

3 ) Other

108) What can be the reason behind the modification of the violence and the frequency?_____

1) climate change

2) anger of the god of land

3) Increase of the population density in the space

4 ) Another thing else

109) Name in the following table some outstanding events that mark this town in term of natural risks

	Date	Phenomenon	Characteristics
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2
3

II- Data on the vulnerability

1) yes

2) no

201) Do you know that you are in an area exposed to natural risks (flooding, landslide, rocks fall...)? _____

202) Have you been inform about you vulnerability to natural risks? ____

1) yes

2) no

203) If yes by who? _____

1)Through mass media (radio, TV, newspaper)

2) Local authorities

3) Public awareness

4) other

204) In the case that you are affected by flooding, rock fall or landslide; is there any rescue service that can help you? ______

1) yes

2) no

205) If yes tick them in the following list _______

1) SAMU

2) Red Cross

3) Hospital

4) Neighbours

5) No one

6) Other

206) If you know that you are in a dangerous place, why don't you leave and settle elsewhere? _____

1) Lack of money

2) cultural reason

3) Closeness with the work place

4) Other reasons

V. Questions on the adaptation

1) yes

2) no

301) Do you have some means to protect yourself, your family and your properties against natural risks? _____

302)If yes name them: ___________________________________________________________

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303) Have you been helped in the putting in place of these strategies of adaptation? __________

1) yes

2) no

303) If yes by who? ______

1) The government

2) The local council

3) Neighbours

4) No one

5) Other

304) At the community level, are there adaptation strategies to reduce the impact of natural risks on the inhabitants of this town? ______

305) If yes place name some of them: _______________________________________________

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VI. Questions on climate change

401) Have you been inform about climate change (through radio, TV, newspaper...)__________

1) yes

2) no

402) Could you please tell me what you understand by climate change?____________________

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403) In this region what are the manifestation of climate change? _________________________

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404) Do you thing that there is a link between climate change and natural risks? _____________

405) If yes how? _______________________________________________________________

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406) Do you have some adaptation mechanisms to withstand of climate change? ____________

1) yes

2) no

407) If yes name them___________________________________________________________

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406) Do you have something special to say? If yes write it in the following space: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for your contribution

Remarques sur l'enquêté et sur le questionnaire_______________________________________

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