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Rain without rainbows: Flood risk and vulnerability of transgender communities in Kenya
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physical Geography.
2024 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Kenya is predicted to be severely affected by climate change and extreme weather events such as droughts and floods. Simultaneously, the country has a relatively high influx of LGTBQI+ refugees from neighbouring countries. While research on climate change and gender is well established, literature on LGBTQI+ and climate change remains scarce. The transgender community under the LGBTQ+ umbrella face exclusion from society that could prove a higher risk during floods, but this vulnerability is poorly understood. This pilot study aims to combine studies on geographical flood risk and social vulnerability factors of the transgender community in Kenya. This is done by an integrated literature study and an expert interview. The results show that the transgender community face marginalization in most settings in their lives, which increases their vulnerability during floods by lowering their socio-economical capital and exposing them to higher risks of violence, discrimination and infections. 

Abstract [sv]

Kenya anses vara ett land som kommer att drabbas hårt av klimatförändring, med ökad risk för extremväder såsom torka och översvämningar. Samtidigt har landet en relativt hög immigration av HBTQI+ flyktingar från grannländer. Forskning kring klimatförändringar och jämställdhet är väletablerat men publikationer kring klimatförändringar och HBTQI+ ekar tomt. Transpersoner är särskilt exkluderade från samhället, vilket skulle kunna innebära en ökad sårbarhet under katastrofer som översvämningar, men det saknas forskning om hur den här sårbarheten upplevs och interagerar med olika faktorer. Den här studien undersöker översvämningsrisk i Kenya och kopplar det med särskilda sårbarhetsfaktorer för transpersoner. Det görs genom en integrerad litteraturstudie tillsammans med en kompletterande expertintervju. Resultaten visar att transpersoner utsätts för stigma och marginalisering i nästan alla delar av sina liv, vilket ökar deras sårbarhet under översvämningskatastrofer genom att sänka deras socio-ekonomiska kapital och öka risken för våld, diskriminering och infektionssjukdomar. 

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2024. , p. 45
Keywords [en]
flood risk, socio-ecological systems, climate change, environmental risk, transgender, lgbtq, Kenya, disaster risk
Keywords [sv]
översvämning, trans, hbtq, naturkatastrof, klimatförändring, socio-ekologiska system, riskreducering, Kenya
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Physical Geography
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-248293OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-248293DiVA, id: diva2:2008082
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RFSU
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2024-05-28, 19:36 (English)
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Available from: 2025-10-30 Created: 2025-10-21 Last updated: 2025-10-30Bibliographically approved

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