Floods as agents of vitality: reaffirming human-nature synergies

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2021-11-08

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Modak, S.; Ghosh, Surajit. 2021. Floods as agents of vitality: reaffirming human-nature synergies. Neuotting, Germany: Water Science Policy (WSP). 7p. (Water Science Policy Brief) [doi: https://doi.org/10.53014/REHQ6535]

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The policy response for flood governance should be based on the premise that floods in monsoon-dominated landscapes such as the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin are inevitable.

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https://doi.org/10.53014/rehq6535

Author ORCID identifiers

Surajit Ghosh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3928-2135

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IWMI Briefs
Water Risk to Development and Resilience (WR2DR)
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en

AGROVOC Keywords

flooding; floodplains; flood control; governance; policies; zoning; regulations; river basins; hydrological factors; riparian zones; communities; risk reduction; water resources; international waters; ecosystems; wetlands; nutrients; monsoons

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Bangladesh; India; Nepal

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