1. Conference on Environmental Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FLOOD RESILIENCE 10-11 May, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India Dr. Shiraz A. Wajih Dr. B.K. Singh

2. Location Map

3. Change in time, volume, pattern etc. Increasing frequency of flash floods Smaller rivers- major causes Dry spells during monsoon Hot winds during winters Increasing duration of water logging Flood Changing trends

4. Rainfall Patterns

5. Rural Peri urban urban Vulnerability ( Resilience) Basic infrastructure Social Institutions Economic base Natural environment

7. Farm Landscape Ecosystem Approach in Rural system Establishing link between farm-landscape Drainage

8. Integration of Farm Sub System

9. Ecosystem Approach in Urban Resiliency S.NWater bodiesNumbers ( 1951) Present (2011) 1Ditches163 2Ponds53 3Lakes22 Total23822* * Degenerated conditionYears Area in acres 19161924.95 19401902.71 19601897.76 19711895.29 19901828.57 20001784.10 20021751.97 20071732.20 20101692.26 2002 2010 Conservation of water bodies Diminishing Ramgarh Lake

10. Ecosystem Approach in Urban Resiliency S. NoLand use19712001 Area in ha % of total developed area Area in ha % of total developed area 1Residential1031.0063.724103.0072.10 2Commercial35.212.18173.203.05 3Industrial56.053.46445.007.82 4Govt90.346.08161.002.83 5Public and semi public 350.0121.63398.327.01 6Park and open space 47.352.93291.205.01 7TransportN.ANA117.102.07 Total1618.12100.005689.12100.00 Maintaining open spaces

11. Resiliency in Flood affected area to be developed through : CriteriaExamples RedundancyDiversity : Livestock, agriculture FlexibilityRobustness of Farm System, Drainage ResponsivenessTime & Space Management in Cropping System Capacity to learningITK, experiment etc Multi-tier cropping

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