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Floods and the Poor
Reducing the Vulnerability of the Poor to the Negative Impacts of Floods

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Flood mitigation projects worldwide have tended to follow a standard, top-down and predominantly engineering approach. This paper suggests problems with that approach, examines water-related disasters from the point of view of affected poor households, and proposes steps to help flood-prone communities prepare to cope more effectively.

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Contents

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1. ADB’s Experience
2. Evolution of Approaches to Flood Control
3. Flood Management, Not Crisis Management
4. ADB’s Water Policy
5. Flood Management: For Whom and By Whom?
6. Flood Insurance
7. Getting ADB’s Water Policy to Work