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Managing Flood Risk in Guyana : The Conservancy Adaptation Project, 2008-2013

The East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) and east coast drainage and irrigation systems provide water storage and flood control mechanisms for Guyana's most populous region, including the capital city of Georgetown. In 2005, extreme rainfall...

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Main Author: Bovolo, Isabella
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
BATHYMETRY
CANALS
CATCHMENT
CATCHMENT AREAS
CHANNEL
CHANNEL NETWORK
CHANNELS
CLAY
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE DATA
CLOUDS
COASTAL AREAS
COMPONENTS
COMPUTER MODELS
COMPUTERS
COVERING
CULVERTS
DAM SAFETY
DAMS
DATA MANAGEMENT
DECISION MAKERS
DIGITAL
DISCHARGE
DRAINAGE
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
DRAINS
EMBANKMENTS
ENGINEERING
EQUIPMENT
FLOOD CONTROL
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
FLOOD RISK
FLOODING
FLOODS
FLOW GAUGING
GRAVITY
HIGH WATER
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
HYDROLOGICAL NETWORK
IRRIGATION
LOGGING
MEASUREMENTS
METEOROLOGICAL DATA
NAVIGATION
PRESSURE
PROGRAMS
PUMPING
PUMPS
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAINY SEASONS
RELIEF CHANNEL
REMOTE SENSING
RETURN PERIOD
RIVER FLOW
SCANNING
SDI
SEA
SEA LEVEL RISE
SENSORS
SOIL TYPES
TELEMETRY
WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES
WATER DRAINAGE
WATER LEVEL
WATER LEVELS
WATER STORAGE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/19356954/managing-flood-risk-guyana-conservancy-adaptation-project-2008-2013
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17843

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/19356954/managing-flood-risk-guyana-conservancy-adaptation-project-2008-2013
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17843

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