scholarly journals Structuring Climate Adaptation through Multiple Perspectives: Framework and Case Study on Flood Risk Management

Water ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohanasundar Radhakrishnan ◽  
Assela Pathirana ◽  
Richard Ashley ◽  
Chris Zevenbergen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Multiple Perspectives

scholarly journals Characterising Local Knowledge across the Flood Risk Management Cycle: A Case Study of Southern Malawi

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Šakić Trogrlić ◽  
Grant Wright ◽  
Melanie Duncan ◽  
Marc van den Homberg ◽  
Adebayo Adeloye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Underlying Causes ◽  
Complex Knowledge

People possess a creative set of strategies based on their local knowledge (LK) that allow them to stay in flood-prone areas. Stakeholders involved with local level flood risk management (FRM) often overlook and underutilise this LK. There is thus an increasing need for its identification, documentation and assessment. Based on qualitative research, this paper critically explores the notion of LK in Malawi. Data was collected through 15 focus group discussions, 36 interviews and field observation, and analysed using thematic analysis. Findings indicate that local communities have a complex knowledge system that cuts across different stages of the FRM cycle and forms a component of community resilience. LK is not homogenous within a community, and is highly dependent on the social and political contexts. Access to LK is not equally available to everyone, conditioned by the access to resources and underlying causes of vulnerability that are outside communities’ influence. There are also limits to LK; it is impacted by exogenous processes (e.g., environmental degradation, climate change) that are changing the nature of flooding at local levels, rendering LK, which is based on historical observations, less relevant. It is dynamic and informally triangulated with scientific knowledge brought about by development partners. This paper offers valuable insights for FRM stakeholders as to how to consider LK in their approaches.

scholarly journals 1D / 2D stormwater modelling to support urban flood risk management in estuarine areas: Hazard assessment in the Dafundo case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Adriana Cardoso ◽  
Maria Céu Almeida ◽  
Rita S. Brito ◽  
João L. Gomes ◽  
Paula Beceiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Hazard Assessment ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Urban Flood Risk
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