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Conceptualising Flooding Systems Globally and Preferred Adaptation Strategies Locally under Climate Change

Rohini Devkota

Published 2021 in Unknown venue

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Climate induced natural disasters and extreme events are escalating with the increased variability of climatic parameters due to climate change. This study assesses the flood adaptation strategies that are applicable at the community level in two Terai districts of Nepal. This research aimed to analyse existing and preferred future flood adaptation strategies in a flood prone West Rapti River (WRR) Basin of Nepal, and a social survey of 240 households (HHs) and focus group discussions (FGDs). The specific objectives were to identify flood adaptation strategies based on people’s perception. Flood inundation maps are generated for four scenarios based on return periods: Scenario I; Scenario II; Scenario III; and Scenario IV. Peoples’ choice of flood mitigation strategies mainly depends on the current needs of the people and their knowledge of harm. Current needs govern current choices while the basis of future choice is generally made on the degree of the impact or perceived risk of the hazard. This can be clearly seen from the ranking made by the people for Scenarios I and IV. “Household level preparation /management” Cite this paper: Devkota, R. (2021): Conceptualising Flooding Systems Globally and Preferred Adaptation Strategies Locally under Climate Change , JALAWAAYU, Vol.1 (1), 47-59. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/jalawaayu.v1i1.36449 ARTICLE INFO Received: 4 February 2021 Received in Revised form: 11 March 2021 Accepted: 12 March 2021 Available Online: 21 April 2021

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