Your search found 36 records
1 Dalal-Clayton, B. 1991. Environmental aspects of the Bangladesh flood action plan. London, UK: International Institute for Environment and Development. 19p. (Gatekeeper series)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1787 Record No: H07922)
2 Viswanathan, A. 1991. Reservoir induced seismicity: A man made disaster. Economic and Political Weekly, 28 December:2979-2980.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3024 Record No: H09506)
3 ESCAP. 1991. Manual and guidelines for comprehensive flood loss prevention and management. ESCAP; UNDP. v, 92p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 627.4 G000 ESC Record No: H011127)
4 Ghassemi, F.; Jakeman, A. J.; Nix, H. A. 1995. Avoiding disasters: The role of systems analysis and an integrated approach in water resources development. GeoJournal, 35.1:49-51.
Water resources development ; Land management ; Salinity ; Drainage ; Systems analysis ; Disasters / Australia / Egypt / China / Pakistan / USA / India / Russian Federation
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4987 Record No: H023745)
5 Andah, K. (Ed.) 1998. Managing hydro-geological disasters in a vulnerable environment. Perugia, Italy: GRIFO Publishers. vi, 273p.
Disasters ; Hydrology ; Geology ; Environmental effects ; Research policy ; Flood water ; Risks ; Evaluation ; Estimation ; Forecasting ; Precipitation ; Simulation models ; Rain ; Dams ; Case studies ; Groundwater ; Mapping ; Aquifers ; Infiltration / Italy / Florence / Cosenza
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 363.34 G909 AND Record No: H029996)
6 Walker, P. 1991. Famine early warning systems: victims and destitution. London, UK: Earthscan. 210p.
Early warning systems ; Disasters ; Famine ; Remote sensing ; Models ; Non-governmental organizations ; Developing countries / India / Bangladesh / Botswana / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 363.8 G000 WAL Record No: H043619)
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7 Zamani, G. H.; Gorgievski-Duijvesteijn, M. J.; Zarafshani, K. 2006. Coping with drought: Towards a multilevel understanding based on conservation of resources theory. Human Ecology, 34:677-692.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7791 Record No: H039875)
8 UN. World Water Assessment Programme. 2006. Water, a shared responsibility: The United Nations world water development report 2. Paris, France: UNESCO; New York, NY, USA: Berghahn Books. 584p. + CD.
Water resource management ; Governance ; Ecology ; Water rights ; Privatization ; Water control ; Decentralization ; Decision making ; Urbanization ; Sanitation ; Hydrology ; Precipitation ; Evapotranspiration ; Water resources ; Ecosystems ; Biodiversity ; Climate change ; Public health ; Waterborne diseases ; Irrigated farming ; Water reuse ; Wastewater ; Disasters ; Energy ; Aquifers ; Conflict
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 UNW Record No: H040228)
(15.95 MB)
9 Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) 2005. Linking poverty reduction and water management. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) 82p.
Poverty ; Water resource management ; Policy ; Water governance ; Gender ; Women ; Water supply ; Domestic water ; Drinking water ; Sanitation ; Health hazards ; Disasters ; Economic growth ; Manual pumps / Asia / Pakistan / India / Laos / Mali / Ethiopia / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041578)
10 Molle, Francois. 2008. River basins and spatial justice: distributing benefits, costs and risks. Paper presented at the International Conference on Spatial Justice, University of Paris, X-Nanterre, France, 2-14 March 2007. 10p.
River basin development ; River basin management ; Governance ; Ecosystems ; Water use ; Political aspects ; Hydrological cycle ; Dams ; Water resource management ; Disasters ; Risks ; Environmental effects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041831)
11 Llamas, M. R.; Martinez-Cortina, L.; Mukherji, Aditi. (Eds.) 2009. Water ethics: Marcelino Botin Water Forum 2007. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. 353p.
Water management ; Ethics ; Conflict ; Water rights ; Human rights ; Water governance ; Poverty ; Water poverty ; Groundwater ; Corruption ; Public participation ; Disasters
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 LLA Record No: H042068)
12 Bogardi, J. J. 2009. Water disasters and ethics. In Llamas, M. R.; Martinez-Cortina, L.; Mukherji, Aditi. (Eds.). Water ethics: Marcelino Botin Water Forum 2007. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. pp.315-325.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 LLA Record No: H042086)
13 Grey, D.; Connors, G. 2009. The water security imperative: we must and can do more. In Chartres, Colin (Ed.). Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. pp.58-62.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G635 SAL Record No: H042185)
14 Marton-Lefevre, J. 2009. From environmental flows to negotiated flows: the future of rivers in the era of rapid global change. In Chartres, Colin (Ed.). Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. pp.142-148.
Rivers ; Flow ; Climate change ; Greenhouse effect ; Disasters ; Water scarcity ; Dams ; Environmental flows
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G635 SAL Record No: H042198)
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15 Biggs, D.; Miller, F.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Molle, Francois. 2009. The delta machine: water management in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta in historical and contemporary perspectives. In Molle, Francois; Foran, T.; Kakonen, M. (Eds.). Contested waterscapes in the Mekong region: hydropower, livelihoods and governance. London, UK: Earthscan. pp.203-225.
River basin management ; History ; Water resource management ; Sedimentation ; Rice ; Paddy fields ; Canals ; Farmers attitudes ; Policy ; Disasters / Vietnam / Mekong Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G800 MOL Record No: H042240)
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16 Parry, M.; Arnell, N.; Berry, P.; Dodman, D.; Fankhauser, S.; Hope, C.; Kovats, S.; Nicholls, R.; Satterthwaite, D; Tiffin, R.; Wheeler, T. 2009. Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change: a review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates. London, UK: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); London, UK: Imperial College London, Grantham Institute for Climate Change. 111p.
Climate change ; Adaptation ; Costs ; Estimation ; Case studies ; Assessment ; Agriculture ; Forestry ; Fisheries ; Water resource management ; Water supply ; Irrigation water ; Public health ; Coastal area ; Infrastructure ; Ecosystems ; Disasters / Tuvalu / UK / Africa / Mexico / Eritrea / Philippines
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H034814)
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This report takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates. Professor Martin Parry and his co-authors look at the estimates from a range of perspectives, and conclude that: the current cost assessments do not include some key sectors, such as ecosystems, energy, manufacturing, retailing, and tourism; some of the sectors included have been only partially covered in cost estimates; the additional costs of adaptation have sometimes been calculated as ‘climate mark-ups’ against low levels of assumed investment. In some parts of the world, low levels of investment have led to an adaptation deficit, and this deficit will need to be made good by full funding of development, without which the funding for adaptation will be insufficient. Residual damages also need to be evaluated and reported because not all damages from climate change can be avoided. There is an urgent need for more detailed assessments of these costs, including case studies of costs of adaptation in specific places and sectors. This report aims to demonstrate the need for the further and transparent refinement of cost estimates for responding to climate change.
17 Eriyagama, Nishadi; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Gamage, Nilantha. 2009. Mapping drought patterns and impacts: a global perspective. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 23p. (IWMI Research Report 133) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.132]
Drought ; Impact assessment ; Indicators ; Hydrology ; Mapping ; Climate change ; River basins ; Dams ; Water scarcity ; Disasters ; Risks ; Precipitation ; Runoff ; Soil degradation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 551.523 G000 ERI Record No: H042368)
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The study examines the global pattern and impacts of droughts through mapping several drought-related characteristics - either at a country level or at regular grid scales. It appears that arid and semi-arid areas also tend to have a higher probability of drought occurrence. It is illustrated that the African continent is lagging behind the rest of the world on many indicators related to drought-preparedness and that agricultural economies, overall, are much more vulnerable to adverse societal impacts of meteorological droughts. The study also examines the ability of various countries to satisfy their water needs during droughts using storage-related indices.
18 Schipper, Lisa. 2006. Climate risk, perceptions and development in El Salvador. Norwich, UK: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. 26p. (Tyndall Working Paper 93)
Climate change ; Risks ; Disasters ; Agricultural society ; Rural economy ; Dams ; Flooding ; Drought ; Farmers attitudes ; Public sector ; Non governmental organizations ; Risk management / El Salvador / Bajo Lempa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042374)
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Development is undermined by disasters originating from natural hazards, but disasters are often the result of faulty development, as demonstrated by recent events worldwide. The key to ending this vicious cycle lies in the factors that determine why groups are vulnerable to hazards. This study examines vulnerability in El Salvador in order to understand how development can drive a process of vulnerability reduction, and vice versa. The main challenges in El Salvador have to do with stagnation in the agriculture sector and rural economy, mistrust in government institutions, dependency, misinterpreted frameworks for risk management and differing understandings and beliefs. It concludes that a more holistic and integrated approach is necessary to address these challenges from both above and below.
19 Wamsler, C. 2009. Urban risk reduction and adaptation: how to promote resilient communities and adapt to increasing disasters and changing climatic conditions? Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr Muller. 187p.
Climate change ; Disasters ; Adaptation ; Risk management ; Urban development ; Development plans ; Settlement ; Poverty ; Research methods ; Data collection
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 304.25 G000 WAM Record No: H042541)
(4.92 MB)
20 Wamsler, C. 2009. Urban risk reduction and adaptation: how to promote resilient communities and adapt to increasing disasters and changing climatic conditions? Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr Muller. 187p.
Climate change ; Disasters ; Adaptation ; Risk management ; Urban development ; Development plans ; Settlement ; Poverty ; Research methods ; Data collection
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 304.25 G000 WAM c2 Record No: H042542)
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