Cost effective adaptation to flood: sanitation interventions in the Gandak river basin, India

India: Flood Management - Damodar River Basin

Information is provided about the approach and experience in flood management in the Damodar river basin of India. This is achieved through a scheme for the integrated operation of a number of reservoirs on that river and on its tributaries for the purpose of irrigation, hydropower generation and flood protection. Of particular interest is the recent change in policy towards a multi-disciplinar...

Flood Risk and River Basin Management

The aim of this study is to identify the sources of uncertainty that induce the largest uncertainties in the model outcomes and quantify this uncertainty using expert elicitation. Analysis of expert opinions showed that the Qh-relation and the roughness predictor of the main channel cause the largest uncertainties for design water level computations. For effect studies, the floodplain topograph...

Flood Risk and River Basin Management

Recent scenario studies on water management focus on one or two projection years and the effects on the water system and functions. The future is however more complex and dynamic. Therefore, we analyse transient scenarios in order to evaluate the performance of water management strategies. Current available simulation tools are not suitable for this purpose. Therefore, we have developed and use...

Appraisal of adaptation to river and coastal flood in Bilbao

Mainstreaming adaptation in infrastructure development is a crucial component of building resilience to climate change impacts. This Insight presents an appraisal of economic projects to support the assessment of adaptation options to river and coastal flooding in the city of Bilbao in Spain. The economic methodology to incorporate uncertainty into decision-making processes considers three appr...

Cost-Effective Point-Nonpoint Trading: An Application to the Susquehanna River Basin Technical Appendix