Water and Floods
Asian Development Bank | March 2006
Abstract
In many parts of Asia, floods are part of the normal weather cycle and affect millions of people on an annual basis. Asians are used to recurrent floods and have adapted their lives to cope with such events. Their suffering should never be underestimated. They pay a large price in days of lost employment, the damage to houses and property, loss of livestock, and destruction of crops. In many instances, they also pay dearly in terms of illhealth and, sometimes, they pay the ultimate price: loss of life.
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Asian Development Bank. 2006. Water and Floods. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/3496. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Climate
Climate change
Surface Water
Water
Water Supply
Climate impacts assessment
Coastal Waters
Water Tables
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