The Wadi And The Displaced : A Post-Conflict Recovery Strategy for Hajjah, Yemen
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Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2025
Submitted on
2025-11-25
Pages
136
Abstract
This thesis explores a post-conflict recovery scenario in the context of the global south, where conflict-induced damage and economic collapse add more burden to an already existing climate crisis. It tries to find a solution for peace, stability, and recovery through taking care of the vulnerable, the degrading landscape, and adopting appropriate adaptation measures to increase communal survivability in a more humane and dignified environment. The principles of land restoration techniques, vernacular built heritage, and water-sensitive design development provide the main foundation for solutions in this post-conflict recovery strategy. The thesis takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the major conflict trends, categories, root causes, cycle of violence, and timeframes to depict a comprehensive picture of the problem and identify some contribution opportunities in the earliest post-conflict recovery effort. It develops an understanding of the overwhelming effect of both man-made and natural disasters on the marginalized communities. Analyzing the basics of food, water, shelter, livelihood, and livable environments, it tries to develop a climate-resilient resettlement strategy for the less fortunate along the wadi floodplain of a desert landscape. A major emphasis is given to climate risk mitigation, adaptation, environmental restoration, and the resultant resilience of the targeted community. Precedents and experiences from similar development programs shed some light on the possible direction of proposed strategies. Grounded and practical strategies were prioritized over lofty goals, since the contextual situation is very much constrained. Efficient utilization and management of available resources, indigenous techniques and infrastructure, and capacity building activities of the targeted population work as a solution to overcome these constraints. The methodology covers interdisciplinary literature review, case study analysis, digital map creation from datasets for macro analyses, historical satellite imagery analysis, case study analyses, theoretical analyses and finally design proposals. The design tries to include the most appropriate design principles overlapping multiple themes for the best expected outcomes in this context. Finally, the thesis provides an insight into the post-conflict recovery of a developing nation with multiple political, socio-economic, and environmental challenges. It seeks to find a balance among resettlement, food and water management, ecological restoration, and experience exchange as a system to build resilience and survive together as a community. More than just a usual development, the final resettlement design is scalable, adaptable, and can be adopted as a longterm post-conflict recovery strategy across the region.
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