The Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGPs), covering 70 million ha (172 million ac), span from the
Indus River in Pakistan to the Punjab Plains in India and Pakistan, to the Haryana Plains …

Inadequate water resources pose a big threat to the economy, human activities, and
livelihood in the Gujarat/Saurashtra regions of India. Scanty rainfall with wide aberrations in …

Uttarakhand, an Indian Himalayan state in India, is famous for its natural environment, health
rejuvenation, adventure, and a pilgrimage centre for various religions. It is categorised into …

Flood is the most common of all environmental hazards. Each year floods claim over 20,000
lives adversely affect around 75 million people. The reason lies because of the widespread …

The devastating flood hit Pakistan during the last week of July 2010 due to prolonged
monsoon rainfalls and the whole country remained flooded for two months. Initially the flash …

The agriculture sector is the backbone of Indian economy, which contributes a major share
of GDP of the country. Last few decades agriculture losses have grown due to irregularity in …

The paper highlights the factors which tend to reduce the Indian monsoon rainfall
substantially. These are: Eurasian snow accumulation during December–March, El Nino …

Hydroclimatic extremes such as droughts and floods are inherent aspects of the monsoonal
landscape. Droughts over India are typically associated with prolonged periods of …

This chapter examines the contributory role of human factors in climate hazards to improve
climate hazard management strategies in Indus River basin. Historically, the average …

Northern Bangladesh is more vulnerable to climatic variability, flash floods, upstream heavy
rainfall, early floods during the pre-monsoon period, two or three times flooding in a certain …