Livelihoods from Floods

Preparing for the Monsoon in Pakistan: Urban Flooding, Deluges, and Planning

By Muhammad Ehsan Laghari We’ve barely emerged from the Indus River water scarcity for agriculture; although the flows of the … Continued

Catchments and floods: some evidence

by Kifle Woldearegay and Frank van Steenbergen Mountainous regions generate floods, and these often cause huge economic, social and environmental … Continued

We After The Flood: assessing the response to the 2022 floods in Balochistan, Pakistan

By Abraham Mehari, Dennis van Peppen and Frank van Steenbergen The floods that hit Pakistan in August-September 2022 were overwhelming. … Continued

Flood resilience: converting opportunity at the fringes.

Karim Nawaz and Frank van Steenbergen The Kachhi plains in Baluchistan, Pakistan, are flooded seasonally by numerous ephemeral rivers. These … Continued

Safeguarding fresh water lenses in saline Sindh

Mohammed Chandio and Frank van Steenbergen Access to safe water services in rural Sindh (Pakistan) is among the most problematic … Continued

A flood with a benefit: using the extensive moisture in Kachhi Plains

By Allah Bakhsh and Reinier Veldman Flood based livelihoods network in association with Strengthening Participatory organization (spo) regional center Quetta. … Continued

Flood-proofing the road network (4): The potential of causeways in ensuring accessibility of link roads in Pakistan

By Allah Bakhsh, Project Coordinator FBLN / SPO Pakistan, with input from Reinier Veldman (Program Manager, MetaMeta) Introduction Roads are … Continued

Water Wonders of the World: the mysterious Gabarbands

By Popi Michelogiannaki and Frank van Steenbergen Throughout western Sindh and Balochistan, gabarbands or long-stretched dams were constructed by ancient … Continued

Flood-proofing the road network (3): roads for upland water retention in Pakistan

By Popi Michelogiannaki, Frank van Steenbergen, and Mohammed Umar Karim Water can be retained for a longer period in higher … Continued

Flood-proofing the road network (2): roads for controlled drainage in Pakistan

Frank van Steenbergen, Popi Michelogiannaki and Mohammed Umar Karim Drainage: roads disrupt Floods are not only about excessive rainfall: they … Continued

Flood-proofing the road network (1): roads as flood shelters in Pakistan

Frank van Steenbergen, Popi Michelogiannaki and Mohammed Umar Karim … Continued

Laths – key to rebuilding livelihoods after the floods in spate irrigation

By Mohammed Salah, Allah Bakhsh, Amjad Rasheed and Frank van Steenbergen What used to be a field is gone now. … Continued

Livelihoods from Floods

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