Droughts and Floods
Explore opportunities with India Water Portal to serve the people affected in the floods
Posted on 14 Oct, 2009 02:13 PMThe recent floods in North Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have caused widespread devastation.Government and civil society organisations have responded quickly and relief work is going on on a wide scale. There will be a high degree of activity in relief and rehabilitation for the next 6 months for sure.
Assesment report in Mahbubnagar district
Posted on 12 Oct, 2009 11:18 PMAttached is an assesment report of the status in Mahbubnagar district created by a team of civil society representatives. The report makes reference to a networking effort of civil society organisations in order to co-ordinate their efforts, and the team promises to continue to survey the situation and make periodic reports.
Reports from the Field : On - Site Interaction Reports from the Kosi Basin
Posted on 11 Oct, 2009 06:49 AMThe following reports are from interactions organized in and around the Kosi Basin on the initiative of the Barh Mukti Abhiyan in alliance with local organizations. Reports from the interactions offer an unique window to the continued effect of the Kosi deluge and also the current local concerns in the field.
Information from ReliefWeb
Posted on 08 Oct, 2009 12:45 AMA map of the affected areas can be seen at this URL
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/(db900SID)/LPAA-7WKB6S/picture/0.84?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif
and is also attached to this blog entry
The below is a brief summary of the events:
OVERALL SITUATION
Heavy rains due to depression in the Bay of Bengal and low pressure from the Arabian Sea from Sep tember 29 to October 2 have caused flash floods in north Karnataka and the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, affecting nearly two million people and claiming 210 lives. In Karnataka, 15 districts are affected and 161 people have nearly tw millionperished. In Andhra Pradesh, five districts were hit by the flash flood and 49 people have lost their lives. However, of the two million, 1.4 million people affected are from Andhra Pradesh.
ACT International, Goonj, Oxfam India gear up for relief work; warn about water and sanitation risks in flood affected areas
Posted on 08 Oct, 2009 12:26 AMOxfam India has sent teams to survey and gauge the situation in flood affected areas. They point out that as these are mostly arid areas, they are particularly ill-prepared to deal with floods.
Read the full article here: http://bit.ly/OME0a
News updates on the floods
Posted on 06 Oct, 2009 05:46 PMNews updates from various media sources about the floods. You can also find up-to-date news updates on India Water Portal's news feed:
https://www.indiawaterportal.org/news
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Mumbai Mirror:
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=20091005200910050347421404a8e72fe
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=2009100620091006031259984ba7a4bb6
UNESCO training program on low flow, drought and climate change, April 2010, Thimphu
Posted on 08 Sep, 2009 04:31 AMForwarded to the Portal by: Preeti Gupta, WES-Net
Village tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka- A traditional technology of water and drought management
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 08:53 AMThe Village Tank Cascade Systems of Sri Lanka, is a report on the traditional technology of water and drought management.
Its written by C M Madduma Bandara, of Kyoto University, Japan.
The learnings of the report may be useful for countries whose villages and towns have innovated their water cascade systems to meet their demand for water.
Analyzing the many aspects of drought - a paper from VIKSAT, Ahmedabad
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 03:25 PMAnalyzing the many aspects of drought - a paper from VIKSAT
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Converting calamity into opportunity - Natural resource enhancement through participatory drought relief programme - A paper by VIKSAT
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 03:17 PMThis paper by VIKSAT presented at the Regional Workshop on Sustainable Livelihoods and Drought Management in South Asia: Issues, Alternatives and Futures at Islamabad, Pakistan from October 27-30, 2002 gives a detailed account of the approach adopted by VIKSAT in drought in Gujarat. This case study attempted to provide a set of guidelines that would be useful not only for implementationn during drought relief activities alone, but also towards drought proofing. The study found that working with people’s institutions both at village and at a regional/taluka level goes a long way in planning, implementation and tackling drought on a long term.