Flood hazard has become a serious challenge and resulted in social and economic crisis inrncities of developing countries. This thesis is aimed at analyzing perception of and responsernto flooding in Adama City, Ethiopia. The research was carried out using cross-sectionalrnstudy design with mixed approaches (quantitative and qualitative). Data were collectedrnusing Key Informant interview and household survey from high, medium and low floodrnrisk areas of the city. Household survey was conducted on 312 sample households usingrnKoBoCollect application software. For qualitative data collection and analysis, 10 individualrnsamples were selected based on the informantsâ€™ knowledge and direct relevance on the issuernunder investigation. A multiple linear regression model was used to identify determinants ofrnflood risk perception. The findings revealed that the high and medium flood risk areasrnlacked basic infrastructures and had a greater level of perception as compared with lowrnflood risk area. The result of the assessment also disclosed that heavy rain, absence ofrnprotective or retaining construction and its maintenance, and poor urban drainagernstructure were the main perceived causes while housing damage and destruction ofrnhousehold equipment, loss of infrastructure and health problems were effects of floodingrnin the City. The preparedness and response measures to protect and minimize thernflooding hazard found were householdersâ€™ evacuation from their houses, filling sand inrnbags and placing around the edges of the premise as well as making a retaining wall-likernstructure with a hollow block despite it was not strong. In flood protection measures andrnEarly Warning System, the support given from government and non-governmentalrnorganizations was inadequate. Thus, the government, community-based organizationsrnand residents should take sustainable strategies for short and long term adaptation andrnmitigation measures.