Essays about: "flood policy"

Showing result 21 - 23 of 23 essays containing the words flood policy.

  1. 21. Land use Change Detection of the Buriganga River Using GIS Tools and its Water Management for Promoting a Sustainable Environment

    University essay from KTH/Miljöbedömning och -förvaltning

    Author : Syed Mahmud-ul-Islam; [2011]
    Keywords : Buriganga River; Land use Change; Water Pollution; IWRM; River Basin; Sustainable Management;

    Abstract : The Buriganga River has dramatically been disrupted due to extreme reduction of its water flow and encroachment of the banks and rigorous pollution due to human waste, industrial garbage and solid waste dumping. Thus Buriganga poses serious environmental threats to the Dhaka city.s sustainable environment. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Duality of flood in Cambodia : has the government helped the villagers?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Kok Boon Wee; [2011]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Mekong River; Cambodia; flooding policy management; Climate Change; ; Mekong River; Cambodia; flooding policy management; Participant Rural Appraisal; ; Integrated Water Resource Management; Mekong River Commission.;

    Abstract : The Mekong River flowing through Cambodia brings nutrients to the floodplains for crops cultivation through floods. However, the negative impacts of floods bring loss of lives and properties to the Cambodian villagers living along the floodplains. READ MORE

  4. 23. Strategic Environmental Assessment Pre-Study of That Luang Marsh : For Sustainable Development in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Fredrik Olsson; [2010]
    Keywords : That Luang Marsh; Laos; urban wetland; Strategic Environmental Assessment; SEA; wastewater treatment; Vientiane; sustainable development; flood control; WATER Project; New Town Development Project; constructed wetland; That Luang Marsh; Laos; urbana våtmarksområden; Strategic Environmental Assessment; SEA; strategisk miljöbedömning; vattenrening; Vientiane; hållbar utveckling; översvämningsskydd; WATER Project; New Town Development Project; konstgjorda våtmarker;

    Abstract : IntroductionLao People Democratic Republic (Lao PDR / Laos) has a population of 5.8 million people and is today one of the least developed countries in Asia. That Luang Marsh (TLM) is the largest remaining urban wetland (2000 hectare) in Vientiane Capital, which historically has supplied wildlife and local people with several eco-services. READ MORE