Conference on Environmental Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FLOOD RESILIENCE 10-11 May, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India Dr.

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Conference on Environmental Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FLOOD RESILIENCE May, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India Dr. Shiraz A. Wajih Dr. B.K. Singh

Location Map

Change in time, volume, pattern etc. Increasing frequency of flash floods Smaller rivers- major causes Dry spells during monsoon Hot winds during winters Increasing duration of water logging Flood Changing trends

Rainfall Patterns

Rural Peri urban urban Vulnerability ( Resilience) Basic infrastructure Social Institutions Economic base Natural environment

Farm Landscape Ecosystem Approach in Rural system Establishing link between farm-landscape Drainage

Integration of Farm Sub System

Ecosystem Approach in Urban Resiliency S.NWater bodiesNumbers ( 1951) Present (2011) 1Ditches163 2Ponds53 3Lakes22 Total23822* * Degenerated conditionYears Area in acres Conservation of water bodies Diminishing Ramgarh Lake

Ecosystem Approach in Urban Resiliency S. NoLand use Area in ha % of total developed area Area in ha % of total developed area 1Residential Commercial Industrial Govt Public and semi public Park and open space TransportN.ANA Total Maintaining open spaces

Resiliency in Flood affected area to be developed through : CriteriaExamples RedundancyDiversity : Livestock, agriculture FlexibilityRobustness of Farm System, Drainage ResponsivenessTime & Space Management in Cropping System Capacity to learningITK, experiment etc Multi-tier cropping

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