The document discusses the 2011 flooding in Thailand, providing key details in three areas:
1. Damages done - The floods caused $45 billion in damages and losses, impacted 5 million people and 728 deaths. Major industrial areas and over 1,000 factories were flooded.
2. Contributing factors - The key factors that contributed to the flooding included climate and topography of Thailand, effects of global warming, uncontrolled development over flood plains, and issues with water management from multiple agencies.
3. Lessons learned for crisis management - There needs to be improved scenario planning, monitoring of impacts on infrastructure, attention to stakeholder needs like employees and customers, and recognizing that while BCP plans work, regional disasters
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Indus is a river system that sustains communities in both countries India and Pakistan, which have extensively dammed the Indus River for irrigation of their crops and hydro-electricity systems. The river tributaries are Jhelum and Chenab rivers, which primarily flow into Pakistan while other branches—the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej—irrigate northern India. Conflict in the basin started in 1947 when India stopped water flowing through its canals to Pakistan, forcing the later to approach international agencies for help. Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was signed by both countries in 1960, giving exclusive rights over the three western rivers of the Indus river system (Jhelum, Chenab and Indus) to Pakistan, and over the three eastern rivers (Sutlej, Ravi and Beas) to India. Competing water demands and inadequate water availability for irrigation and other uses stress regional economy which leads to failing of legal and governance institutions. Water dispute in Indus River Basin (IRB) arose due to poor governance and lack of proper institutions to manage water between two stakeholders, which stressed the amount of water available in the basin. Changing climate worldwide and its effect on mountain snow-caps and glaciers have been exerting new set of challenges to the governance and institutions managing the waters of IRB. Based on the review of secondary literature and scenario analysis, this article exposes the inherent uncertainties and suggests governance solutions.
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Overall view, short review, impact and many more related info.
Related presentation on this topic can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/ShahriarSonet/tipaimukh-dam-bangladesh-m-shahriar-sonet
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Disaster Management Flooding and Landslidesonika patel
Management of disaster on the basis of Guidelines framework, of landslide & Flooding with the respective case study and flood forecasting and management
Kerala has been hit by devastating flash flood and landslides..chandan00781
This powerpoint presentation creates on the topic of Kerala flood and it impacts on human life. This flood seriously impacts on the life cycle of Kerala people.
Indus is a river system that sustains communities in both countries India and Pakistan, which have extensively dammed the Indus River for irrigation of their crops and hydro-electricity systems. The river tributaries are Jhelum and Chenab rivers, which primarily flow into Pakistan while other branches—the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej—irrigate northern India. Conflict in the basin started in 1947 when India stopped water flowing through its canals to Pakistan, forcing the later to approach international agencies for help. Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was signed by both countries in 1960, giving exclusive rights over the three western rivers of the Indus river system (Jhelum, Chenab and Indus) to Pakistan, and over the three eastern rivers (Sutlej, Ravi and Beas) to India. Competing water demands and inadequate water availability for irrigation and other uses stress regional economy which leads to failing of legal and governance institutions. Water dispute in Indus River Basin (IRB) arose due to poor governance and lack of proper institutions to manage water between two stakeholders, which stressed the amount of water available in the basin. Changing climate worldwide and its effect on mountain snow-caps and glaciers have been exerting new set of challenges to the governance and institutions managing the waters of IRB. Based on the review of secondary literature and scenario analysis, this article exposes the inherent uncertainties and suggests governance solutions.
Sustainability East hosted this event as part of a series of events across the country in partnership with ADEPT, the Department for Transport and Climate UK.
Mumbai Floods (2005)- A brief report from Disaster Management PerspectivePrasad Thanthratey
A study report on the urban floods in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra on July 26 2005, from the purview of disaster management studies- towards the partial fulfilment of credits for the course UPC 3.3- Urban Risk and Disaster Management at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi (September 2020)
Compiled Slide Presentation on the impact of Xayaburi dam on Lower Mekong downstream countries. Xayaburi, first of 11 large dams planned for the Lower Mekong River’s mainstream. 30 km East of Xayabouri town in the mountain valley in Northern Laos. The US$3.5 billion with 1,260MW Hydropower project is developed by Thai construction company, Ch Karnchang. 95% of power will be exported to Thailand. Cambodia and Vietnam will be strongly impacted from the dams.
This presentation is about Tipaimukh dam & Bangladesh.
Overall view, short review, impact and many more related info.
Related presentation on this topic can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/ShahriarSonet/tipaimukh-dam-bangladesh-m-shahriar-sonet
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This slide show make us understand about the need for Interlinking the Indian rivers on the national emergency basis, its relation with the life of the people - society - nation, the relation between the water and the disease, the need for identifying the safe - secure - surplus supply of water without disputes and make the nation developed at the top and the individuals at the root levels.
The wet valley crisis in Koula lampur Malaysia Dahman Ben
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Management of disaster on the basis of Guidelines framework, of landslide & Flooding with the respective case study and flood forecasting and management
Bangladesh is a natural disaster-prone country of an area about 1, 47, 570 sq. km with population about 140 million (BBS, 2012). Bangladesh is facing various types of natural disaster due to its geographic and geologic setting (Carter, 1991). Bangladesh suffers regularly and frequently from disasters like flood, cyclone, drought, earthquake and landslide etc. (Fig.1). Disasters are annual event in Bangladesh (Nasreen, 2004). From time immemorial, the geographical location, land characteristics, multiplicity of rivers, monsoon climate and coastal morphology of Bangladesh have been a mixed blessing (Sabur, 2012). Bangladesh does not meeting all the necessities of pre, during and post disaster activities that cannot deal with to have large collaboration of different organization with highly advanced equipment. Disaster management in Bangladesh is mainly concerns to disaster mitigation and preparedness (Kafiluddin, 1991).
A case study of melamchi water supply project(mwsp)Mahesh Raj Bhatt
The Melamchi water supply project (MWSP) is considered to be the most viable long-term alternative to ease the chronic water shortage situation within the Kathmandu valley . The project is designed to divert about 170 MLD of fresh water to Kathmandu valley from the Melamchi river in Sindhupalchowk district . Augmenting this supply by adding about the further 170 MLD each from the Yangri and Larke rivers which lie in the upstream proximately of Melamchi river .
Project is located in Kathmandu and Sindhupalchowk district in the central development region of Nepal.
The intake site is located in the upper part of the Melamchi river basin about 1 km North West of Dorin village and about 0.5 km south east of Ghawakang village at the elevation of about 1425 m.
The project area stretches from the intake at Melamchi River to the outlet at Sundarijal, about 14 km north east of Kathmandu city.
The MWSP was projected to cost US $464 million in 2000 A.D .Out of which financial separation as GON US $118 million and US $ 346 million for donor agencies.
CONCLUSION:
Nepal government (GON) and melamchi water supply development board(MWSDB) has scheduled its completion date sept-2016. Current contractor Italian company CRC has expected completion date before six month of sept-2016. Melanchi is not a day dream of Kathmandu, because monthly work progress report also proofs its reality that it is possible to complete this project in scheduled time. The date is not so far that people of Kathmandu collect water in there tap.It is too late to be pessimistic by complaining only to politicians and others except own self. There is equal role of everyone who exists in this nation to be alert and carefull about this weak condition of Nepal in civil engineering evolution. Almost half of the Nepalese civil engineers and youth manpower are completely dependent upon foreign, although we and our country have higher potentiality than our current demand in any civil engineering field. So it is compulsory to address these major problems in future projects to innovate in Nepal through civil engineering evolution.
By Farhat Naz and Marie-Charlotte Buisson
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
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http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
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3. From Global Perspective
• The World Bank ranked the 2011 Floods of Thailand
as the fourth costliest disaster in the history, after
the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, 1995
Kobe earth quake and 2005 Hurricane Katrina.
• The Flood also interrupted global supply chains of
automobile and electronics industries in Japan and
Europe.
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4. Damages Done
• Financial Impacts:
– US$ 45 Billions in damages and losses to properties,
industrial plants, goods and services.
• Impacts to Population:
– 5 Million Peoples or 1.9 Million Households were effected.
– 728 deaths, mostly from drowning or electrocution.
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5. Damages Done
• Banking Sector:
– 451 branches of banks were closed.
– 4,942 ATMs were damaged and more were unserviceable
for some time.
• Industrial & Business Impacts:
– 7 Industrial Estates.
– Over 1,000 Factories including major manufacturers such
as Sony, Canon, Nikon, Honda with long term impacts on
exports.
– 1,055 New Cars plus over 25,000 cars and trucks.
– 1 Million workers lost their jobs temporary or
permanently.
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6. Magnitude of the Flood
• 16 Billion Cubic Meters of Water
drained to the Gulf Of Thailand over a
period of 3 month
• This water can cover up to 16,000
square kilometers at 1 meter high.
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16. Contributing Factors
• Climate and Topography
• Global Warming
• Out of control Development
• Water Management
• Crisis Management
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17. Climate and Topography
• Tropical to Sub-tropical Climate
with mean annual rain fall of
1,217.8 mm in the North and
1,242.6 mm in the Central of
Thailand.
• Central flood plain with slope of
1:10,000 (1 meter drop in 10
kilometers of incline.
Effects:
• Run off from the North and
Central Plains goes through
Bangkok.
• Prolong flood up to 2-3 months in
low lying areas through out the
Central Plain.
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18. Global Warming
• Glacial and Ice Caps Melt down contribute to more humidity in the
atmosphere.
• Climate Changes cause more severe storms and rain falls.
Effects:
• In 2011, annual rain fall in Thailand is 1,688.7 mm or 39% above average in
the North and 1514.4 mm or 22% above average in the Central of
Thailand. 2011 had highest rain fall in 61 years of records.
• 4 Tropical Storms: Nock-Ten, Haima, Nesat, Haitang subsequently hit
Thailand in July through September contributed to flash floods in many
areas and caused run off from over capacity dams in the North and North
East of Thailand.
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19. Out of Control Development
• Prior to the Reign of King Rama 4 (1851-1868), most of the Thais knew
how to live with nature:
– They lived on barges or houses with high stilts that allowed co-existent
with seasonal floods.
– Most of transportation route were rivers and canals.
• Western Expansionism forded King Rama 4 to embrace Western
Innovation and Modernization. First modern road was built during his
reign.
• Modernization and urbanization over 150 years disregarded water ways
as transportation, many canals were reclaimed to build more roads. Flood
plains were used for agricultures, commercial, housing and industrial
estates.
Effects:
• Development areas and roads block water run off and cause flooding.
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20. Water Management
• Several large dams are used for electricity generation, irrigation and flood
control.
• Reservoirs, canals and rivers are uses for irrigation and flood control.
• These mechanisms are under several agencies and are managed for
different objectives.
• Water management in 2011 was political driven, to keep flood from
constituents in each province.
Effects:
• Water was retained too much early in the rainy season and all major dams
were at full capacity by the time 4 tropical storms hit Thailand in early July
to September causing the worst flood in 60 years.
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22. Crisis Management by the
Government
• Crisis Management is driven by Political Agenda.
• Head of Flood Relief Operation Center (FROC) had no knowledge of flood control
and emergency operation.
• FROC had no water expert on the team until late in the crisis.
• FROC focused on flood relief and not on flood control and prevention.
• FROC provided no information on the flood situation and let local governments
handled emergency operation without coordination.
Effects:
• Conflicts in crisis management.
• Incoherent effort in flood control and flood relieves.
• Mistakes in flood control operations.
• Incomprehensible information of the situation to the public caused panics.
• Fighting between communities.
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23. Crisis Management & BCP
Lessons Learned 1
• Scenarios study to understand the
development of the Disaster.
– This is a regional disaster that is:
• Slow to take place but would last more than a month.
• Not all your facilities will face the disaster at the same
time so you will have to deal with them at different
stages of the crisis. Set up teams to deal with specific
tasks.
• You have time to prepare but you would have to fight
for the limited resources because everyone wants to do
the same.
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24. Crisis Management & BCP
Lessons Learned 2
Anticipate the potential impacts to:
Transportations Public Water
• Impact to your staff, • Impact to ability to cool the Data
logistics, other services. Center, life support for staff.
Electricity Health cares system
• Possible power outage • Impact to your staff and their
and duration. families, possible pandemic
diseases after the flood.
Communications Food supply chains.
• Impact to your work • Impact to your staff and their
procedures, transactions. families during the flood.
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25. How Bad It could be for Bangkok
Bangkok uses dykes and pumps to control flood which caused by
run off from the North and Central plains, by sea water surging or
by heavy rain fall within the city.
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26. Crisis Management & BCP
Lessons Learned 3
• Monitor the situation and information closely:
– There were so many sources of information, sort out which
ones are reliable and relevant.
– Social networks could be useful and more up to date in this
kind of disaster
– Information may be neither complete or accurate, try to
assess the situation yourself.
– Use these information to formulate what will impact you,
not only your operation, your business volume, but also
your customers’ operations.
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27. Crisis Management & BCP
Lessons Learned 4
• Look after your stake holders:
– Staff :
• Put their welfare as your priority. Allow them to take time off to
take care of their houses, their families.
• Transportation for staff
– Customers :
• Provide alternative channel for services
• Flexible ways to identify your customers
• Match their other needs (no fee for inter-bank transactions)
– Communities
• Support the communities around your premises. (Bangkok Bank
provided over 40,000 disaster relief packages.)
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28. Crisis Management & BCP
Lessons Learned 5
• Most components of your BCP would work. But you
have to focus on some new impacts and new
circumstances.
– Impact on your staff availability
• More alternate of key staff who live in different area
• Foods and beds for BCP staff around backup sites
– Impact on your facilities
• Power and water supplies
• Communications
• Establish backup sites outside of the disaster area
• Stock up your critical supplies or pre-arrange for them
– Impact on your work loads
– Impact on your logistics
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29. Crisis Management & BCP
Lessons Learned 6
• Protect your premises from threat of flooding.
– Understand your risk and your vulnerability
• Evaluate each facilities to see if protection from the
flood is possible, if it will be effective
• Reduce potential damage if possible
– Will your facilities cause impact to the
surrounding communities in case of flood?
• Check inventory of materials and fuels for any threat
• Work with authorities if you need external assessment
or support
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30. Conclusions
• Disaster is dynamic, follow it closely but most
importantly, anticipate the potential impacts.
• Focus on how to reduce these impacts.
• Re-assess your plan, find vulnerabilities that may
be associated with this type of disaster but be
flexible.
• Don’t rely on outside help, they are all busy.
• If you remember your staff, your customers in
time of need, they will always remember you.
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