Learning Lessons: ADB's Emergency and Rehabilitation Assistance on Flood-Affected Areas
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-10T10:14:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-04-10T10:14:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-02-15 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11540/3327 | |
dc.description.abstract | The climate change phenomenon has contributed to severe weather disturbances over the past years. Extremely heavy precipitation, along with its concomitant consequences, has been observed in many places, and such weather condition is predicted to increase in frequency in the coming years. The effects of this heavy precipitation are aggravated by its unpredictability and unequal geographical distribution. Flooding and destructive runoffs are the end results of several factors, including sustained heavy downpour, inadequate drainage system, poor land-use planning, clogged waterways, and decimated watersheds and water catchment areas, among others. The devastations caused by floods and powerful surface runoffs are similar to the effects of other natural disasters, although they may vary in terms of their magnitude and impacts. What is certain, however, is the damage these disasters can inflict on vulnerable groups of people. | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | Asian Development Bank | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo | |
dc.title | Learning Lessons: ADB's Emergency and Rehabilitation Assistance on Flood-Affected Areas | |
dc.type | Briefs | |
dc.subject.expert | Climate | |
dc.subject.expert | Climate change | |
dc.subject.expert | Surface Water | |
dc.subject.expert | Water | |
dc.subject.expert | Water Supply | |
dc.subject.expert | Climate impacts assessment | |
dc.subject.expert | Coastal Waters | |
dc.subject.expert | Water Tables | |
dc.subject.expert | Water Infrastructure | |
dc.subject.adb | Economic development | |
dc.subject.adb | Climatic change | |
dc.subject.adb | Climatic influence | |
dc.subject.adb | Greenhouse effect | |
dc.subject.adb | Investment analysis | |
dc.subject.adb | Hydrography | |
dc.subject.adb | Hydrogeology | |
dc.subject.natural | Adaptation | |
dc.subject.natural | Investment | |
dc.subject.natural | Drainage systems | |
dc.subject.natural | Finance | |
dc.subject.natural | Cooperation | |
dc.subject.natural | Climate change mitigation | |
dc.subject.natural | Floods | |
dc.subject.natural | Sea water | |
dc.subject.natural | Seas | |
dc.subject.natural | Global warming | |
dc.subject.natural | Climatic factor | |
dc.title.series | Learning Lessons | |
dc.contributor.imprint | Asian Development Bank | |
oar.theme | Climate | |
oar.theme | Water | |
oar.adminregion | Asia and the Pacific Region | |
oar.country | Bangladesh | |
oar.country | Bhutan | |
oar.country | India | |
oar.country | Maldives | |
oar.country | Nepal | |
oar.country | Sri Lanka | |
oar.country | Brunei Darussalam | |
oar.country | Cambodia | |
oar.country | Indonesia | |
oar.country | Lao People's Democratic | |
oar.country | Malaysia | |
oar.country | Myanmar | |
oar.country | Philippines | |
oar.country | Singapore | |
oar.country | Thailand | |
oar.country | Viet Nam | |
oar.country | Cook Islands | |
oar.country | Fiji Islands | |
oar.country | Kiribati | |
oar.country | Marshall Islands | |
oar.country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
oar.country | Nauru | |
oar.country | Palau | |
oar.country | Papua New Guinea | |
oar.country | Samoa | |
oar.country | Solomon Islands | |
oar.country | Timor-Leste | |
oar.country | Tonga | |
oar.country | Tuvalu | |
oar.country | Vanuatu | |
oar.country | Afghanistan | |
oar.country | Armenia | |
oar.country | Azerbaijan | |
oar.country | Georgia | |
oar.country | Kazakhstan | |
oar.country | Kyrgyz Republic | |
oar.country | Pakistan | |
oar.country | Tajikistan | |
oar.country | Turkmenistan | |
oar.country | Uzbekistan | |
oar.country | People's Republic of China | |
oar.country | Hong Kong | |
oar.country | China | |
oar.country | Republic of Korea | |
oar.country | Mongolia | |
oar.country | Taipei,China | |
oar.identifier | OAR-004527 | |
oar.author | Asian Development Bank | |
oar.import | true | |
oar.googlescholar.linkpresent | true |
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