Author(s)

S. Budhakooncharoen

Abstract

Floods and droughts: sustainable prevention and management S. Budhakooncharoen Water Resources Engineering Division, Civil Engineering Department, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Thailand Abstract The world is experiencing a dramatic increase in disasters related to precipitation. The lack of precipitation as well as heavy downpours are causing disasters ranging from extreme droughts to unprecedented floods. Climate change, environmental degradation, population growth, urbanization and augmenting poverty cause human society to be more vulnerable to flood and drought disasters. Preparedness systems should be built to reach sustainable levels to relieve the human vulnerability against water-related extreme events in ways that avoid the past mistakes and satisfy a wide range of needs. Due to the complexity of interaction, there is no single universal remedy against waterrelated extremes. A holistic perspective calls for a joint consideration by applications of sustainable integrated water re

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