WHOEHAEHTP Draft 1. Disaster Prevention Mitigation Trainers' Guide Objective: To illustrate different options for disaster prevention and emergency management. Natural Disaster Mitigation The Indian subcontinent has a highly diversified range of natural features. The Himalayas, which are the young fold mountain and where the phenomena of stress release is very common together with the uncertain monsoon winds make the region highly prone to natural disasters. The goal of this project is to minimize the adverse effects of the prolonged drought through relief efforts and to establish longterm drought mitigation measures for 12, 000 people in 24 villages. Object Moved This document may be found here 4. 3 Mitigation 34 Judicious use of surface and groundwater 35 In the past, drought management strategies were worked out generally during or after the onset of drought which lacked preventive interventions. The National Guidelines for the Management of Drought have. 1 Drought Management Strategies 2009 1. Introduction Rainfall is the ultimate source of water, affecting production of crops and other biomass by direct. GENERAL ARTICLES CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 12, 25 JUNE 2011 1795 In this article, the strategies of drought monitoring, data management, impacts and mitigation approach are critically assessed in the Indian perspective. Integration of drought management with the framework on natural resources and climatechange adaptation at different DROUGHT IN SOUTH AFRICA: LESSONS LOST ANDOR LEARNT FROM 1990 TO 2005 Wayne Devlin Austin incorporating HIVAIDS in drought strategies. The research also presents the ways to improve on drought management and mitigation are discussed. A Guide to Drought Mitigation Strategies Scientists are doing everything they can right now to prepare for future climate changes and their prediction of natural disaster that will inadvertently result in droughts to an alarming degree. DOWNLOAD NAMIBIA CASE STUDY COMMUNITY DROUGHT MITIGATION STRATEGIES namibia case study community pdf iii Impact of Climate Change in Namibia A Case Study of Omusati Region RETENTION AND USE OF Drought Preparedness, Mitigation and Response Mohamed Bazza, PhD Land and Water Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Rome In collaboration with Before a Drought. Strategies for drought preparedness focus mainly on water conservation. Make these practices a part of your daily life and help preserve this essential resource. US Economic Costs of Drought (link) National Drought Mitigation Center (link) California is currently experiencing its third consecutive year of drought, with more than 80 of the state in extreme drought. Melted snow makes up 60 of Californias water supply, and this spring, snowpack was 82 below average. Strategies for Funding Wildfire Mitigation. by Kirsten Orwig June 1, Meanwhile, since 2006, droughts and heat waves have caused 11 billion in losses worldwide, including the severe drought in the U. corn belt in 2012 (the worst since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s) and the heat wave in Russia in 2013. In environmental engineering, the flood mitigation involves the management and control of flood water movement, such as redirecting flood runoff through the use of floodwalls and flood gates, rather than trying to prevent floods altogether. It also involves the management of people, through measures such as evacuation and drywet proofing. Failure to develop adequate drought mitigation strategies carries a grave human cost in the modern era. was fueled by decades of drought. parts of the Amazon basin experienced the worst drought in 100 years. exacerbated by everincreasing population densities. [14 To mitigate the impact of drought in the long run. Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) Documents Similar To Disaster Mitigation Strategies in India. MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC HAZARDS RAFI AHMAD Unit for Disaster Studies, Department of Geography Geology, University of the West Indies, Mona. Drought can provide a focal point for planning for adaptation to climate change in many inland areas, and climate change may well be a factor in some instances of drought. It is a challenge that requires effective water management planning and conservation to. Drought mitigation measures include a large number of actions, which can be grouped into three broad categories: supplyincrease, demand reduction, and drought impact minimisation. The papers were discussed and a set of recommendations emerged that could form the basis for a drought mitigation strategy, which can be suitably adopted by the Government of Uttar Pradesh for appropriate drought preparedness and mitigation strategy. Climate change mitigation and adaptation projects can learn from the experiences of other developmental projects by recognizing the value of indigenous knowledge systems. Two major problems that can be identified as obstacles to integrating indigenous knowledge into formal climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies are: recognizing the. In the decade, an average of about 4344 incorporation of risk reduction in the developmental plans and strategies. Over the past couple of years, the Government of India have brought about investments in mitigation are much more cost effective than expenditure on relief and rehabilitation. 2 Goal: Change resource use behavior Regulation Economics (pricing) Technological innovation and diffusion Education, example, guilt, pride. Mitigation Measures for Cyclones Question: Cyclones cause widespread devastation and damage to Indias coastal cities. Discuss the major mitigation measures which can be taken to overcome cyclones such as Nilopher in India. Drought and climate variability in the Limpopo River Basin Introduction. Drought is a normal recurring event that affects the livelihoods of millions of people around the world, and especially the 200 million people living in southern Africa. Strategies for drought protection, mitigation or relief include: Dams many dams and their associated reservoirs supply additional water in times of drought. Cloud seeding a form of intentional weather modification to induce rainfall. Drought Management Strategies for Sheep and Goats 3 lower in CP content. Urea can be sprayed on to roughage, grain or fed in licks or with molasses. Approximately 40 percent of the states residents rely on a private water supply. During the drought of, so many private wells went dry that homeowners had to wait up to three months to have wells replaced or deepened. The National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska was established in 1995 and offers updated information on drought conditions, planning, and response actions. The National Drought Mitigation Center hosts the U. Drought Monitor which releases updated drought maps on a weekly basis each Thursday. Drought an environmental phenomenon which can be the drought patterns and differential role of mitigation strategies in Bundelkhand, in order to suggest the strategies for future. The document on Bundelkhand drought and contributed to the scientific study based on In view of this shortfall, best practices in drought disaster risk reduction strategies are therefore critical. Measham, Kelly Smith (2007) defines best practice as an approach that leads to the generation of consistent results, making it possible to use the data as benchmark. Drought is a subtle, insidious natural hazard that is a normal part of the climate of virtually all regions of the world. Its occurrence results in a myriad of economic, social, and environmental impacts in developed as well as developing nations, although the characteristics of its impacts differ considerably between the two settings. Climate change adaptation is a response to global warming (also known as climate change or anthropogenic climate change), that seeks to reduce the vulnerability of social and biological systems to relatively sudden change and thus offset the effects of global warming. Drought Mitigation Measures: A Comprehensive Framework 235 percentage of the available water resources as well as the adopted strategies for drought Mitigation Ideas A Resource for Reducing Risk to Natural Hazards FEMAs Risk Analysis Division funded the development of this document, which updates Mitigation Ideas: Possible. Mitigation Measures by Hazards Type. created by FEMA Region V in 2002. The primary authors and project managers losses due to drought. The definition of drought, the causes of drought, economic effects of drought, and how drought can be controlled. Drought: Its Causes, Stages, and Problems An Overview of Drought. Share Flipboard Email Print Drought. cuellar Getty Images Geography. The questionnaire intended to gather information on farmers awareness towards drought and its impacts, types of preparedness and adaptation strategies adopted by farmers, administrative mitigation and relief measures and farmers opinion towards them. Flood and drought mitigation strategies. Wetlands are an important buffer against water scarcity. Not only do they provide alternative food sources when crops fail, sustainable wetland agriculture can often continue even when other cropping systems are constrained by water shortages. Mitigation Ideas A Resource for Reducing Risk to Natural Hazards Other droughtrelated mitigation actions may also apply to other hazards. See the sections entitled Extreme Temperatures and Multiple Hazards for other possible ideas. Implementing drought early warning systems in Africa: policy lessons and future needs Key policy Messages Current drought management practice in Africa focuses on mitigation and relief, and less on adaptation. A shift towards a risk based drought management 1 DROUGHT AND DESERTIFICATION Promote awareness training and mitigation strategies (Disaster Management, Education) for managing drought and improving disaster mitigation. Drought Mitigation Methods Drought is defined as little precipitation over a large geographic area for a prolonged period of time [1. This means droughts can have widespread impacts on ecosystems and water users that can last from part of a season to several years [1. 1 Drought conditions and management strategies in Morocco Said EL KHATRI1 2and Tarik EL HAIRECH 1 Direction de la Mtorologie Nationale, Casablanca, Morocco elkhatri@gmail. com 1 Direction de la Mtorologie Nationale, Casablanca, Morocco 1. Background: Morocco has been experiencing more frequent drought events over the last two decades. Drought Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies: National Drought Mitigation Center Perspective Michael Hayes National Drought Mitigation Center Founded: 1995 at the University of NebraskaLincoln by Dr. Mission: To lessen societal vulnerability to drought by promoting planning and the adoption of appropriate indicators of. Best practices on flood prevention, protection and mitigation 3 Flood forecasting and warning is a prerequisite for successful mitigation of 1 Cyclone Risk Mitigation Measures in India By Director, DM Division Ministry of Home Affairs India is vulnerable to a large number of disasters Approx. 59 of the landmass is prone to Earthquakes Approx. 12 (About 40 million hectares of land) is prone to flood and river erosion. Drought or not, spreading a layer of mulch over the soil around plants is simply good gardening. Mulch reduces evaporation, insulates roots from extreme temperature changes, and helps prevent weeds, which steal water needed by desirable plants..