
This publication forms part of the Flood Management Policy Series published within the framework of the WMO/GWP Associated Programme on Flood...
This Cost Benefit Analysis was undertaken to provide Mercy Corps with a quantitative analysis to complement the qualitative benefits that we have...
This chapter discusses the importance of cost effectiveness while selectine the flood mitigation measures.
Nepal is severely flood-prone and ranks 20th worldwide in terms of flood-affected population. Although it is widely acknowledged that both national...
One commonly proposed method to limit flood risk is land‐use or zoning policies which regulates construction in high‐risk areas, in order to reduce...
As the first study of its kind undertaken in the Maldives it supports evidence based decision making for national policy makers in the reduction of...
There is a lot of rhetoric suggesting that disaster risk reduction (DRR) pays, yet surprisingly little in the way of hard facts. This review paper...
Many countries around the world face increasing impacts from flooding due to socio-economic development in flood-prone areas, which may be enhanced...
Groups vulnerable to storms and typhoons are often poor, and many lack basic resources for response and recovery. Due to technical failures in...
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