Water for All Series 11: Floods and The Poor (Reducing the Vulnerability of the Poor to the Negative Impacts of Floods)

Pengarang:Ian B. Fox
Penerbit:Philippines, Asian Development Bank, 2004, 13 hal
No. Klasifikasi:363.3493 FOX w
Kata Kunci:water for all, floods, disaster, poverty, flood mitigation
Lokasi:Perpustakaan AMPL
Kategori:Buku

Flood mitigation projects worldwide have tended to follow a standard, top-down, and predominantly engineering approach. This paper suggests problems with that approach, examines water-related disasters from the point of view of affected poor households, and proposes steps to help flood-prone communities prepare and cope more effectively.

Contents:

ADB’s Experience
Evolution of Approaches to Flood Control
Flood Management, Not Crisis Management
ADB’s Water Policy
Flood Management: For Whom and By Whom
Flood Insurance
Getting ADB’s Water Policy to Work

 



Post Date : 18 Juli 2008