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1 Smithers, J. C.; Schulze, R. E. 2001. A methodology for the estimation of short duration design storms in South Africa using a regional approach based on L-moments. Journal of Hydrology, 241:42-52.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H037871)
2 Tsubo, M.; Walker, S.; Hensley, M. 2005. Quantifying risk for water harvesting under semi-arid conditions: Part I - Rainfall intensity generation. Agricultural Water Management, 76(2):77-93.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H037135)
3 Ghassemi, F.; White, D.; Cuddy, S.; Nakanishi, T. (Eds.) 2001. MODSIM 2001, International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 10-13 December 2001: Integrating Models for Natural Resources Management Across Disciplines, Issues and Scales: Proceedings, Volume 4, General Systems. Canberra, Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. pp.1589-2178.
Simulation models ; Decision support tools ; GIS ; Natural resources management ; Reservoir operation ; Cyclones ; Storms ; Risk management ; Forest management ; Ecosystems ; Rice ; Nitrogen ; Wheat ; Dry farming ; Farming systems ; Water balance ; Erosion ; Livestock ; Agroforestry ; Drinking water ; Neural networks ; Rivers ; Water quality ; Soil salinity ; Groundwater / Australia / New Zealand
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 003.3 G000 GHA Record No: H040389)
4 Smakhtin, Vladimir U. 2002. Some early Russian studies of subsurface storm-flow processes. Hydrological Processes, 16(13):2613-2620. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.1016]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044257)
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Subsurface flow is an important component of the catchment hydrological cycle. Various mechanisms of this process and their role in storm-flow generation attracted the attention of many researchers throughout the twentieth century. The results of most of these studies are well documented. However, similar studies conducted in the past by many Russian hydrologists have never been made available to the English speaking hydrological community. This paper attempts to fill this gap and briefly review some of these investigations, focusing on their main results. It starts with the review of the early experimental studies (after 1930s–1950s), which allow the main characteristics of subsurface storm flow to be established. This is followed by a review of the research conducted in 1960s, which resulted in some conceptualization of the subsurface flow mechanisms. The paper also draws some parallels between this, mostly unknown, subsurface flow research in Russia and the better-known contemporary studies of this process.
5 Vrba, J.; Verhagen, B. T. (Eds.) 2011. Groundwater for emergency situations: a methodological guide. Paris, France: UNESCO. International Hydrological Programme (IHP). 316p. (UNESCO IHP-VII Series on Groundwater No. 3)
Water resources ; Groundwater recharge ; Disaster preparedness ; Drinking water ; Water supply ; Geology ; Hydrogeology ; Hydrology ; Remote sensing ; GIS ; Mathematical models ; Risk assessment ; Risk management ; Water governance ; Policy ; Early warning systems ; Natural disasters ; Flooding ; Drought ; Earthquakes ; Landslides ; Tsunamis ; Storms ; Cyclones ; Volcanoes ; Water flow ; Aquifers ; Isotopes ; Case studies ; Sewage ; Drainage ; Rehabilitation ; Chemical composition ; Analytical methods ; Satellite surveys ; Satellite imagery ; Capacity building / South Africa / South Germany / Czech Republic / India / China / Peru / Maldives / Sri Lanka / Japan / Molasses Basin / Labe River / Elbe River / Orissa / Shenthen Xikeng Reservoir
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044405)
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The aim of the UNESCO IHP project ‘Groundwater for Emergency Situations’ (GWES) is to consider natural catastrophic events that could adversely influence human health and life and to identify in advance emergency groundwater resources resistant to natural disasters that could replace damaged public and domestic drinking water supplies. The GWES project was approved during the 15th session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP). It was included in the Implementation Plan of the Sixth Phase of the IHP (2002–2007), Theme 2: ‘Integrated watershed and aquifer dynamics’, under the title ‘Identification and management of strategic groundwater bodies to be used for emergency situations as a result of extreme events or in case of conflicts’. The Second phase of the GWES project is implemented within IHP VII (2008–2013) by an International Working Group composed of UNESCO, and IAH representatives and experts from different regions of the world.
6 Boomgaard, P. (Ed.) 2007. A world of water: rain, rivers and seas in Southeast Asian histories. Leiden, Netherlands: KITLV Press. 368p. (Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde)
Water resources ; Water management ; Water rights ; Water pollution ; Water rights ; Health hazards ; Waterborne diseases ; Malaria ; Dengue ; Drinking water ; Irrigation water ; Irrigation systems ; Institutions ; Drainage ; Privatization ; Historical aspects ; Geography ; Sharks ; Fisheries ; Communal irrigation systems ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigated rice ; Conflict ; Seas ; Disasters ; Sewage ; Climate change ; Hazards ; Storms ; Cyclones ; Flooding ; Rain ; Earthquakes ; Typhoons ; Case studies ; Economic aspects ; Social aspects ; Political aspects ; Environmental effects / Southeast Asia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044932)
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7 Treidel, H.; Martin-Bordes, J. L.; Gurdak, J. J. (Eds.) 2012. Climate change effects on groundwater resources: a global synthesis of findings and recommendations. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. 401p.
Climate change ; Groundwater management ; Water resources ; Groundwater recharge ; Groundwater depletion ; Watersheds ; Aquifers ; Ecosystems ; Coastal area ; Land use ; Subsidence ; Catchment areas ; Case studies ; Storms ; Drought ; River basins ; Water quality ; Water storage ; Impact assessment ; Hydrology ; Sea level ; Salt water intrusion / West Africa / Asia / Uganda / Mali / Central Brazil / Bahamas / Morocco / USA / Spain / Israel / Netherlands / Canada / Argentina / China / Finland / Norway / North Andros Island / Iullemmeden Basin / Souss-Massa Basin / Murray Basin / British Columbia / Santa Fe Province / Beijing Plain / Svalbard / Niger River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 TRE Record No: H045244)
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8 Oweis, T. Y.; Prinz, D.; Hachum, A. Y. 2012. Rainwater harvesting for agriculture in the dry areas. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. 262p.
Water harvesting ; Techniques ; History ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Precipitation ; Hydrological cycle ; Watersheds ; Water storage ; Reservoirs ; Water quality ; Drinking water ; Groundwater recharge ; Models ; Evaporation ; Evapotranspiration ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Catchment areas ; Socioeconomic environment ; Crops ; Vegetables ; Fodder ; Farming systems ; Dams ; Arid zones ; Drip irrigation ; Supplemental irrigation ; Environmental effects ; Storms ; Risks
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 OWE Record No: H045601)
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9 de Silva, Sanjiv. 2012. Structural vulnerability to climate change in Bangladesh: a literature review. [Project report prepared by IWMI for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) under the project "Water-related Interventions to Reduce Vulnerability to Climate Change: Do they Address the Structural Causes of Gendered Vulnerability in the IGP [Indo Gangetic Plains]"]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 82p.
Climate change ; Hazards ; Literature reviews ; Research projects ; Coastal area ; Salinity ; Rainwater ; Flooding ; Drought ; Storms ; Landslides ; River banks ; Labor ; Gender ; Women ; Social welfare ; Ecosystems ; Households ; Agricultural production ; Livestock ; Fisheries ; Irrigation water ; Land management ; Sanitation ; Health hazards ; Living standards / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045713)
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10 Oweis, T. Y.; Prinz, D.; Hachum, A. Y. 2012. Rainwater harvesting for agriculture in the dry areas. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. 262p.
Water harvesting ; Techniques ; History ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Precipitation ; Hydrological cycle ; Watersheds ; Water storage ; Reservoirs ; Water quality ; Drinking water ; Groundwater recharge ; Models ; Evaporation ; Evapotranspiration ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Catchment areas ; Socioeconomic environment ; Crops ; Vegetables ; Fodder ; Farming systems ; Dams ; Arid zones ; Drip irrigation ; Supplemental irrigation ; Environmental effects ; Storms ; Risks
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 OWE c2 Record No: H045103)
11 Ward, R. C. 1967. Principles of hydrology. 2nd ed. Boston, UK: McGraw-Hill. 367p.
Hydrological cycle ; Precipitation ; Storms ; Rainfall patterns ; Snow ; Interception ; Vegetation ; Woodlands ; Grasses ; Crops ; Water balance ; Water quality ; Evaporation ; Meteorological factors ; Radiation ; Temperature ; Humidity ; Winds ; Soil moisture ; Evapotranspiration ; Infiltration water ; Groundwater ; Water storage ; Groundwater ; Groundwater recharge ; Flow discharge ; Chemical composition ; Runoff ; Drainage
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 551.48 G000 WAR Record No: H045969)
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12 Terry, J. P.; Chui, T. F. M.; Falkland, A. 2013. Atoll groundwater resources at risk: combining field observations and model simulations of saline intrusion following storm-generated sea flooding. In Wetzelhuetter, C. (Ed.). Groundwater in the coastal zones of Asia-Pacific. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.247-270. (Coastal Research Library Volume 7)
Atolls ; Groundwater ; Water resources ; Freshwater ; Aquifers ; Salt water intrusion ; Sea level ; Flooding ; Storms ; Risk management ; Models ; Case studies / New Zealand / Cook Islands / Pukapuka Atoll
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 551.457 G570 WET Record No: H046336)
The restricted nature of naturally-occurring freshwater resources on atolls is one of the greatest impediments to human settlement on these small, dispersed and remote islands. Any anthropogenic or environmental pressures that deleteriously affect the quantity or quality of atoll water resources are therefore a matter of concern. This chapter focuses on such issues. It first presents an overview of the principal characteristics of atoll fresh groundwater aquifers, which exist in the form of thin lenses within the Holocene sands and gravels that comprise the sedimentary substrate of low-lying atoll islets. Factors that influence the vulnerability of these freshwater lenses are then considered. The chapter continues by summarising the findings of recent studies that investigated the effects of storm-wave washover across atoll islets on freshwater lens profiles, and the subsequent patterns of recovery over time. Both field and modelling approaches are used. Combined results suggest that following groundwater salinisation by seawater intrusion, at least a year is required for full aquifer recovery. Of particular interest, it is found that in spite of a strong saline plume forming at relatively shallow depths, a thin horizon of freshwater sometimes remains preserved deeper within the aquifer profile for several months after the initial disturbance. In the Pacific basin, shifting geographical patterns in severe tropical storm events related to climatic variability and change are a threat to the continuing viability of atoll fresh groundwater resources and the human populations dependent upon them.
13 Birkmann, J.; Jamshed, A.; McMillan, J. M.; Feldmeyer, D.; Totin, E.; Solecki, W.; Ibrahim, Z. Z.; Roberts, D.; Kerr, R. B.; Poertner, H.-O.; Pelling, M.; Djalante, R.; Garschagen, M.; Filho, W. L.; Guha-Sapir, D.; Alegria, A. 2022. Understanding human vulnerability to climate change: a global perspective on index validation for adaptation planning. Science of the Total Environment, 803:150065. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150065]
Climate change adaptation ; Planning ; Vulnerability ; Weather hazards ; Drought ; Storms ; Sea level ; Disaster risk reduction ; Resilience ; Sensitivity analysis ; Infrastructure ; Social impact ; Indicators
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050824)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721051408/pdfft?md5=88f5450f705109d467665d0946c601d5&pid=1-s2.0-S0048969721051408-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050824.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050824.pdf
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Climate change is a severe global threat. Research on climate change and vulnerability to natural hazards has made significant progress over the last decades. Most of the research has been devoted to improving the quality of climate information and hazard data, including exposure to specific phenomena, such as flooding or sea-level rise. Less attention has been given to the assessment of vulnerability and embedded social, economic and historical conditions that foster vulnerability of societies. A number of global vulnerability assessments based on indicators have been developed over the past years. Yet an essential question remains how to validate those assessments at the global scale. This paper examines different options to validate global vulnerability assessments in terms of their internal and external validity, focusing on two global vulnerability indicator systems used in the WorldRiskIndex and the INFORM index. The paper reviews these global index systems as best practices and at the same time presents new analysis and global results that show linkages between the level of vulnerability and disaster outcomes. Both the review and new analysis support each other and help to communicate the validity and the uncertainty of vulnerability assessments. Next to statistical validation methods, we discuss the importance of the appropriate link between indicators, data and the indicandum. We found that mortality per hazard event from floods, drought and storms is 15 times higher for countries ranked as highly vulnerable compared to those classified as low vulnerable. These findings highlight the different starting points of countries in their move towards climate resilient development. Priority should be given not just to those regions that are likely to face more severe climate hazards in the future but also to those confronted with high vulnerability already.
14 Schindler, Alexandra; Singh, Radhika; Adam-Bradford, A.; Laauwen, M.; Ruckstuhl, Sandra. 2023. Anticipatory action in communities hosting refugees and internally displaced persons: an assessment of current approaches. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 24p. (IWMI Working Paper 212) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2024.200]
Refugees ; Internally displaced persons ; Communities ; Vulnerability ; Frameworks ; Food security ; Land ; Water systems ; Disaster preparedness ; Climate change ; Resilience ; Disaster risk reduction ; Mitigation ; Strategies ; Extreme weather events ; Flooding ; Drought ; Storms ; Cyclones ; Forecasting ; Early warning systems ; Fragility ; Conflicts ; Migration ; Assessment ; Policies ; Livelihoods ; Humanitarian organizations ; Case studies / Sahel / Nigeria / Bangladesh / Chad / Burkina Faso / Niger
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H052491)
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This paper is a global literature review of anticipatory action approaches in communities hosting forcibly displaced persons. Anticipatory action, or a set of actions taken to prevent or mitigate a potential disaster before acute impacts are felt, is an essential strategy to reduce the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. However, due to the complexity and diversity of host community environments, it has proven challenging to incorporate this approach into these contexts. This paper provides a review of the available data on water- and climate-related vulnerabilities in host communities to inform and strengthen anticipatory action approaches and climate adaptation initiatives. It also supports future research for the development of a replicable and scalable mixed-methods model called the Integrated Host Community Vulnerability Framework (IHCVF). This paper starts with a background and technical overview of anticipatory action as it is currently implemented by humanitarian and development organizations. This overview highlights the lack of research on how anticipatory action can take into account the specific vulnerabilities of host communities. The paper then provides a detailed definition of host communities, a term the authors use to refer to the context, institutions and structures within which forcibly displaced persons live, and encompasses both the hosts and the displaced. Finally, it reviews the early stages of development of the IHCVF, including operational needs, specific vulnerabilities to consider, and current gaps in the field that need to be covered with future research. Next, the paper analyzes the types of water- and climate-related vulnerabilities in host communities, and the anticipatory action approaches that organizations are undertaking in those communities, using case studies from Bangladesh, Nigeria and Sahel. The data from these case studies show how existing host community vulnerabilities and food, land and water-related stresses can compound disasters for hosts and forcibly displaced people when impacted by extreme weather events, conflict, disease outbreaks, and food insecurity. Finally, this paper ends with a few conclusions about gaps in the data, including a lack of anticipatory action strategies that prioritize long-term outcomes such as resilience building and adaptation, and the need for guidance on how to better implement anticipatory action and forecast-based humanitarian action in conflict situations. It recommends further research on water- and climate-related vulnerabilities in communities hosting forcibly displaced people to provide practical guidance to inform future programming.
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