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Managing flood risks in the Hindu Kush Himalayas

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International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
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This paper discusses flood risk in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region and the involvement of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in mitigating that risk. The paper specifically encourages the importance of flood forecasting with satellite imagery, infrastructure planning, and data sharing among the eight regional countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.

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Hazards Flood
Themes Data and information management Space and aerial technology Disaster risk management Critical infrastructure
Country and region Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan China India Myanmar Nepal Pakistan
Number of pages
4 p.
Publication year
2013

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