“The people here knew how I used to live, but now I have to start again:” Lived experiences and expectations of the displaced and non-displaced women affected by the Thwake Multipurpose Dam construction in Makueni County, Kenya

Patrick Mbullo Owuor, Diana Ross Awuor, Emily Mwende Ngave and Sera L. Young

Social Science & Medicine, 2023, vol. 338, issue C

Abstract: Dam construction and associated disruptive activities such as population displacement can have significant societal consequences, especially for those socially and economically disadvantaged. Though community-level health and social consequences of displacements have been documented, there is little understanding of the individual-level consequences and intra-household gendered dynamics.

Keywords: Dam-induced displacement; Thwake Dam; Infrastructure development; Displacement; Health and environment: mental health; Water security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116342

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