Floodplains

Land institutions and policies will be critical to help African countries respond to the challenges of climate change, urban expansion, structural transformation, and gender equality. Together, they affect urban dwellers’ …

The location of many cities on coasts or in floodplains increases their exposure to floods or sea-level … whereby transhumant pastoralists would access floodplains or wetlands during the dry season for their …

savannah woodland, savannah grassland, wetlands and floodplains, the Sudd Wetland, and the semi- arid region …

This report reviews strategies to mitigate the risk that climate changes poses to four National Critical Functions: Maintain Supply Chains , Provide Insurance Services , Prepare for and Manage Emergencies …

several facilities in Southeast Asia out of floodplains.61 Several resources are available to help with …

meandering alluvial channels that have built floodplains and terraces comprising fine sediments. Navaka …

America’s rivers and clean water supplies are in crisis. Forty-four percent of waterways in the U.S. are too polluted for swimming or fishing, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. …

breeding and migratory waterfowl. The numerous floodplains within the watershed encompass large acreages …

The mission of the CCRC is to create and support the use of impartial and actionable science to advance government, public, private, community-led, and nongovernmental sector efforts to adapt to, …

take action to retreat from and restore fluvial floodplains to their natural state, and work with the public … Take action to retreat from and restore fluvial floodplains to their natural state. In places where development …

graphic: The statement provides an overview of the context and needs of the city, highlighting the urgency of the issue and the importance of taking immediate action. [...] The primary …

water scarcity and temperature rise. With the floodplains becoming narrower because of new developments …

The Executive Secretary circulates herewith, for the information of participants in the twenty- sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, the guidance related to using …

Seasonal floodplain marshes 4 4 TF1.5 Episodic arid floodplains 1 1 MFT1.2 Intertidal forests and shrublands … 1,223,569 572,500 91,938 TF1.5 Episodic arid floodplains 508,019 163,825 30,469 MFT1.2 Intertidal forests … Seasonal floodplain marshes 4 TF1.5 Episodic arid floodplains 1 MFT1.2 Intertidal forests and shrublands 1 …

Collaborative DIIS Report examines the global locally-led adaptation (LLA) principles in practice

opportunities for aquatic incomes; reconnecting floodplains with rivers to enhance ecosystem health and …

This showcases the dedication of water managers and advocates in the SSRB to strategic water resource management, and it has improved the water management outlook of the SSRB. [...] For …

zones, wetlands, groundwater recharge zones, floodplains related to shallow aquifers, green roofs, soil …