Capacity development

This document illustrates the application to the Kafue river basin of the "Strategy for flood management", a tool which brings to the fore the proactive and integrated ways of managing floods for the sustainable development of our flood plains. The

In 1987 and 1988, Bangladesh experienced disastrous floods from the Brahmaputra and Ganges rivers. These events stimulated considerable international interest in helping Bangladesh deal with its flood problem. In June 1989, the World Bank agreed to a

Flood is a serious problem for India that inflicts suffering to the millions, specially the poor and vulnerable sections of the society. Several approaches to alleviate flood misery have been pursued in the past, but with limited success. The problem

GTZ is a German international cooperation enterprise which promotes sustainable development all around the world. It provides long-term solution to achieve socio-political, economic and ecological development in a globalized world, mostly through

The report summarize SEEDS' activities in 2005-06, a year that has seen one of the worst natural catastrophes in history, with the indian ocean tsunami of December 2004, and has also witnessed significant changes at national government level as well as

The powerful earthquake that struck the Kutch area in Gujarat in January 2001 has been the most damaging earthquake in the last five decades in India, causing a large loss of life and property. Over 18,600 persons are reported to be dead and over 167,000

This manual describes in brief the background, purpose, production and distribution of Flood Hazard Maps, as well as their verified effectiveness and current usage in Japan. Realistic questions on the evacuation of local residents in the event of flood

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