POSSIBLE

SOLUTIONS FOR PROVIDING

FLOOD METEOROLOGICAL INFO
TO PEOPLE
- DAMS : Many large dams have flood-control
reservations in which the level of a reservoir AFFORESTATION AND
must be kept below a certain elevation to REAFORESTATION
allow a certain amount of space in which PROGRAMS
floodwaters can fill.
-- Diversion Canals: redirecting excess water PLANTING FLOOD
to purpose-built canals or floodways, which RESISTANT CROPS
in turn divert the water to temporary holding
ponds.
River Defence- Defenses such as levees,
bunds, reservoirs, and weirs are used to
prevent rivers from bursting their banks.
Coastal defence:
DONE BY:
OTHOI
Coastal flooding has been addressed with
NAZIBA
coastal defences, such as sea walls, beach FARIBA
nourishment, and barrier islands. SUHAYLA

- Revegetation in urban
areas
- Forest management
- Removing buildings from
floodplains where possible.