Indus Basin Floods: Mechanisms, Impacts, and Management

Asian Development Bank (adb)

No RPT125133-3, ADB Reports from Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Abstract: More than 138 million people in the Indus River Basin in Pakistan depend on irrigated agriculture. But rising population pressures, climate change, and the continuous degradation of ecosystem services have resulted in increased flood risks, worsened by inadequate flood planning and management. The devastating 2010 flood alone caused damage of about $10 billion. This report proposes a contemporary holistic approach, applying scientific assessments that take people, land, and water into account. It also includes planning and implementation realized through appropriate policies, enforceable laws, and effective institutions.

Keywords: pakistan floods; flood risk; indus basin; integrated water resources management; iwrm; basin water; flood management; flood control; floodplain; flood damage; Indus; Indus river; monsoons; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 65 pages
Date: 2013-10, Revised 2013-10-21
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