Browsing Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures by Subject "FLOOD CONTROL"
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Lao PDR: Building Resilience of Urban Populations in Lao PDR with Ecosystem-based Solutions [Project Brief]
(2023-02)Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events in Lao PDR. This coupled with inadequate urban planning and drainage systems are leading to severe flooding in the major cities of Vientiane, ... -
LAO PDR: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Laos PDR 2020-2025 [Factsheet]
(2021)Lao PDR, a country in South East Asia with cities dotted along the Mekong River, is expected to experience more extreme rainfall events due to climate change, leading to floods that threaten livelihoods in vulnerable urban ... -
Mainstreaming Flood and Drought Management in the Lower Mekong River Basin
(2022-11)The Lower Mekong River Basin (shared by Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Viet Nam) is one of the most advanced river basins in the world in terms of transboundary Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Integrated Water Resources ... -
Mountain Partners: Increasing Community Resilience in Response to Severe Winters and Floods: Eco-DRR Project Fact Sheet: Afghanistan
(2014-07)This is a site fact sheet for the Afghanistan ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) project conducted by UNEP and the European Commission from 2012-2015. It highlights the project’s key partnerships, interventions ... -
Rwanda: Early Warning Climate Forecasting 2010-2015
(2019)UN Environment is helping the government of Rwanda to build the climate resilience of people living near the Gishwati area through the project "Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change by Establishing Early Warning and ... -
Upscaling Community Resilience through Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Uganda - Results Sheet
(2022-06)Project objectives: • Overall objective: Strengthened resilience to drought and flooding of 160,000 vulnerable women and men in 5 districts of Eastern Aswa Catchment in northern Uganda; • Specific objective: Scaling up ...