Building Resilience of Critical Urban Transport Infrastructure in Addis Ababa

Stakeholders Questionnaire

Introduction

This project funded by the World Bank will assess the vulnerability of critical transport infrastructure
in flood zones of Addis Ababa, and will analyse any failures of the transport network due to flooding.
High risk hotspots areas on the transport network in the city which are affected by riverine and flash
flooding will be identified and cost-effective resilience measures will be proposed in the flood-prone
areas.

The purpose of this survey is to start an engagement process with all the stakeholders, to identify
how you can more specifically contribute and influence the project. The open questions that form
this survey will help us gather information from you that will feed into the project reports.

Although the questions have been provided in both English and Amharic, we would like to
encourage the participants to provide their responses in English. The survey should take
approximately 15 minutes to complete.

General information

1. Organisation:
2. Position/Profession:
3. Project expectations:

Survey

4. ‘’Climate Change” refers to “long-term changes in typical weather patterns due to human
activities or natural processes or a combination of the two”.
Based on the definition given above and your own observations, how would you rate the
seriousness of the climate change problem currently being faced in your city? Use a scale of
1 to 10 where 1 is “not serious at all” and 10 is “extremely serious”.

Not a serious problem at all An extremely serious problem

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5. Please list any major flooding events that you recall from the past which affected badly the
transport network in Addis Ababa, including the type and level of impact.

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How often does the transport network encounter (recurrent period) flooding in the city?

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Are these events more frequent in the recent past than before? If so, is there evidence for
this?

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6. Based on your knowledge and personal experience, what is the mode of transport most
affected by flooding in Addis Ababa?

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How is this transport mode affected?

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Are there any particular groups of people that are especially affected?

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7. Based on your observations, could you indicate important part of the network to the overall
movement of people and goods in Addis Ababa?

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8. Based on your observations, could you indicate any weak points of the transport network
which are most sensitive and usually affected by flooding?

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9. Based on your observations, could you indicate the major contributing factors behind the
impact of flooding on the transport network?

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10. What are the main impacts of flooding on the transport infrastructure? For example, this can
be standing water, road washaways, bridge or drainage failures, debris on roads, increased
potholes, etc.

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11. In your opinion, what climate resilient interventions could be implemented in the transport
network to mitigate the impact of flooding?

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12. What mode of transport do you normally use and how often do you take it?

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13. How often do you experience travel time delays in the transport network?

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14. Are there alternative routes or modes of transport that can be used when floods occur?

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15. For how long the delays usually last?

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16. Which areas of the study would you like to be involved with/contribute to/influence in the
future:

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 17. Do you have any other comments or suggestions for the Consultancy team?

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Contact information

If you would like to participate in stakeholder consultations related to the project in the upcoming
months, please fill out the details below.

Name:

E-mail address:

Contact number:
End of the Survey. Thank you for your time.