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Examples of coping and adaptive practices in areas prone to flooding and landslides
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Hazard reduction
Vulnerability reduction
Preparedness for response
Preparedness for recovery
Building small levees, dams
or embankments for flood
protection
Building retaining walls to
stabilize slopes and prevent
landslides
Ensuring that water is adequately
discharged and drained by:
•(illegally) linking drainage to
main system;
•prolonging length of roof
projections and rainwater
eaves;
•changing direction of roof
incline
Permanently increasing above-
floor height of furniture in
dwellings in flood areas (e.g.
use of unusually high tables and
wardrobes, refrigerator built on
high plinth)
Storing sandbags, soil, stones,
bricks, etc. to temporarily:
•improve flood protection
during heavy rains (e.g. in
front of entrance door);
•increase height of furniture;
•block wastewater pipes to avoid
flooding, backflow, and related
contamination
Having an 'extra house' for
temporary use in case of
emergency
Using materials that recover
easily from floods (like wooden
plank flooring which is less prone
to waterlogging, can be easily
cleaned, etc.)
Planting (or fighting
deforestation) to preserve natural
flood protection in surrounding
areas, stabilize slopes and prevent
landslides
Cleaning waste from slopes,
avoiding littering and regularly
cleaning gutters to mitigate
flooding caused by blocked
gutters and landslides triggered
by heavy/waterlogged soil,
dampness, or methane gas
explosions due to accumulated
waste
Weather prediction based on
observations of nature/natural
phenomena for early warning
(e.g. noting cloud colour and
formation, water-level of rivers,
and/or animal behaviour)
Reducing risks of environmental
contamination and health
hazards during recovery phase
(cleaning up debris, keeping
surroundings litter-free, repairing
public wastewater pipes that pass
through the settlement, etc.) (ad
hoc measure)
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