Natural Disasters

The impact of flood action groups on the uptake of flood management measures

Household flood management measures can significantly reduce the risk from flooding. Understanding the factors that influence the uptake of measures has important implications for the design of measures to induce people to take charge of risk mitigation.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
03/08/2016
Ruth Dittrich, Anita Wreford, Adam Butler & et al
Climatic Change
1-19
Tags:
Floods, Natural Disasters, Scotland, Disaster Management, Europe, Flood Control
Natural Disasters

U’khand has maximum landslide prone areas among north Himalayan states, claims min of earth sciences report

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand has the higher number of landslide prone or unstable zones among the north Himalayan states including Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, according to a report submitted i

Publication Date: 
03/08/2016
Yogesh Kumar
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Landslides, Chamoli, Pithoragarh (D), Floods, Rainfall, Disaster Management, Himachal Pradesh, Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters

Heavy rains lash south Gujarat causing flash floods; 5 drown

Heavy overnight rains lashed south and east central Gujarat causing flood like situation in localities alongside rivers flowing through Valsad, Navsari and Surat districts and killing at least five

Publication Date: 
03/08/2016
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Floods, Rainfall, Valsad (D), Navsari (D), Surat (D), Auranga, Disaster Management, Rivers, Natural Disasters
Climate Change

Political affiliation affects adaptation to climate risks: Evidence from New York City

Research reveals that liberals and conservatives in the United States diverge about their beliefs regarding climate change. We show empirically that political affiliation also matters with respect to climate related risks such as flooding from hurricanes. Our study is based on a survey conducted 6 months after Superstorm Sandy in 2012 of over 1,000 residents in flood-prone areas in New York City. Democrats’ perception of their probability of suffering flood damage is significantly higher than Republicans’ and they are also more likely to invest in individual flood protection measures.

Publication Date: 
02/08/2016
W. J. Wouter Botzen, Erwann Michel-Kerjan, Howard Kunreuther & et al
Climatic Change
1-8
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Political Parties, United States Of America (US), Floods, Natural Disasters, Disaster Management
Natural Disasters

Assam floods: Toll climbs to 34, 11 lakh affected

GUWAHATI: Flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Monday with three more persons losing their lives, taking the death toll to 34 in the current deluge in which over 11 lakh people have

Publication Date: 
02/08/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Assam, Floods, Disaster Management, Flood Relief, Barpeta (D), Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters

Assam floods: Toll climbs to 34

Guwahati: Flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Monday with three more persons losing their lives, taking the death toll to 34 in the current deluge in which over 11 lakh people have

Publication Date: 
02/08/2016
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Assam, Floods, Disaster Management, Dhubri (D), Barpeta (D), Flood Relief, Displacement, Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters

27.5 lakh affected in Bihar floods

Several rivers in spate; Toll stands at 26; Crops damaged in 3.39 lakh hectares of land

Publication Date: 
01/08/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Bihar, Floods, Rainfall, Khagaria (D), Kosi, Katihar (D), Rivers, Disaster Management, Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters

Financial management of flood risk

Disasters present a broad range of human, social, financial, economic and environmental impacts, with potentially long-lasting, multi-generational effects. The financial management of these impacts is a key challenge for individuals and governments in developed and developing countries.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2016
OECD
Tags:
Floods, Disaster Management, Natural Disasters, Climate Change, Finance, India, Global
Economy

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Social, General and Economic (Non-PSUs) Sectors: Government of Assam

This Report presents the results of the audit of the Departments of the Government of Assam under Social, General and Economic (Non-PSUs) Sectors.

Publication Date: 
28/07/2016
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Economy, Finance, Assam, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Agriculture, Water Resources, Disaster Management, Health, Rural Development
Natural Disasters

Flood hits around 74,286 people in Dibrugarh district

Nearly 74,286 people of 139 villages under Dibrugarh East, Dibrugarh West , Chabua , Tengakhat , Moran ,Tingkhong and Naharkatia Revenue Circles of the district, are reported to have been severely

Publication Date: 
26/07/2016
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Floods, Dibrugarh (D), Rivers, Rainfall, Disaster Management, Natural Disasters

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