Mitigating the Impact of Extreme Natural Events in Developing Countries

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. I. Lightning Strikes: 1. Lightning: An Extreme Natural Event Causing Loss of Life and Property/R. Arora. 2. Risk of Lightning and Mitigating its Impact in the Eastern Indian State of Odisha/B.C. Panda. II. Flood, Drought and Water Pollution: 3. The Effect of Floods on Livestock in Ampara District in Sri Lanka/E. Pavithira, M.G.M. Thariq, M.L.F. Ameer and K. Nijamir. 4. Effect of Flood on the Out Breaking of Dengue Fever in Sri Lanka in 2017/M.B.F. Jemziya. 5. Effect of Flooding in Kaluwanchikudy DSD: An Analysis Using GIS Application/S. Mathanraj and M.I.M. Kaleel. 6. Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process Method and Geographic Information System: Application to the Savannah Region, Togo/K. Komi. 7. Applying Robust Decision Making (RDM) to Ensure Robust Flood Management in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam/B.T. Sinh. 8. An Assessment of Land Use Dynamics in Pallikaranai Wetlands, Tamil Nadu/K.S. Vignesh, V.M. Suresh, K. Leelavathy and S.V. Varshini. 9. The Use of Remote Sensing and GIS for Drought Risk Assessment: The Case of Southern Province, Zambia/M.K. Phiri. 10. Impact of Extreme Climate on Crop Production and Management Techniques in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka: Review on Flood and Drought/A. Narmilan, B.G.N. Sewwandi and S. Puvanitha. III. Climate Change: 11. Climate Change and Extreme Events in Afghanistan/N. Sediqi. 12. Climate Change and its Impact on the Economic Sectors in the Rural Areas of Karnataka, India: The Need for Multi-Pronged Approach/B.C. Prabhakar and K.N. Radhika. 13. Working Out Ways to Find Commercially Viable Measures to Develop Water Resources in the Face of Climate Change and Recurring Droughts in India: An Overview/K.N. Radhika and B.C. Prabhakar. 14. Rural Communities Response to Climate Change in Malawi: The Case of Mzimba District/G.R. Phiri. 15. Understanding Connections between Climate, Extreme Weather, Air Quality, and Health with a Glance at Sri Lanka: A Review/H.K.W.I. Jayawardena. 16. Assessment of Desertification in Iran by the ANN and IMDPA Model/A.R.N. Namaghi and Z. Golizadeh. IV. Landslides: 17. Landslide Risk Assessment and Real Time Monitoring for Minimizing the Impact of Rainfall-Induced Landslides in Indian Himalayas/D.P. Kanungo. 18. Influence of Matric Suction on Pullout Resistance of Soil Nails/P. Rajeevkaran and A. Kulathilaka. V. Earthquakes: 19. The SSA-GEM Seismic Hazard Model for the East African Rift/V. Poggi, R.J. Durrheim, G.M. Tuluka, G. Weatherill, R. Gee, M. Pagani, A. Nyblade and D. Delvaux. VI. Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction: 20. The Impacts of Extreme Natural Events: S&T Awareness, Development and Education in Myanmar/M.S. Aung. 21. Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) for Landscape Stewardship from Natural Disasters: A Way Forward/R. Srivastava. 22. Location-based Disaster Notification System/T.T. Zan and S. Phyu. 23. Enabling Rapid Disaster Response Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media/M. Imran, F. Alam, F. Ofli and M. Aupetit. 24. A Review on Key Challenges Towards Risk Reduction Science and Innovation Plans/G. Clegg, N. Dias, D. Amaratunga and R. Haigh. Index. The climate change at global level is leading to the alterations in weather and climate extremes. These climate extremes impact severely on both human and ecosystems including economic losses, sectors such as tourism, agriculture, urban settlements and small island states, etc. Scientists predict that the frequency and intensity of these disasters are likely to increase as a result of the effects of climate change. Their susceptibility is principally based on the geographical, geological and socio-economic characteristics. During the last few decades many countries in Asia and Africa encountered unforeseen natural disasters apparently due to both the climate change and deficiencies of the built environment. It seems that in the last five years such calamities have been accelerated such as Monsoon. …