Degradation of wetlands reduces resilience against water-related hazards such as floods, droughts and storm surges. Integrating wetlands as natural infrastructure for disaster risk reduction (DRR), alone or in conjunction with traditional “hard” infrastructure, can mitigate hazards and increase the resilience of local communities and those living across entire river basins or coastal zones.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/wetlands-disaster-risk-reduction-effective-choices-resilient-communities
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/ramsar-convention-secretariat
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetlands
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/disaster-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/droughts
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ramsar-convention
