This case study highlights Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) interventions in India focused on integrating Eco-DRR measures on improved water management into local development plans and schemes (such as disaster, wetlands, and rural employment) through capacity-strengthening and participation of communities and local governments. The key risk being addressed within this context is how wetland degradation reduces community resilience against water-related hazards such as floods, droughts, and storm surges. To address this, the project aims to strengthen resilience of 60,000 women and men to water-related risks and national upscaling model for improved water management focusing in 3 key project sites: Tampara Wetland (Odisha), Kabartal Wetland (Bihar), and a northern dryland region in Gujarat.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/upscaling-community-resilience-through-ecosystem-based-disaster-risk-reduction
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/case study india.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/unep
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/disaster-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetlands
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india