This talk explores the various aspects of flood mitigation in India. Severe monsoons, rapid urbanisation, and climate change, coupled with poor land-use planning, have resulted in Indian cities facing recurring and increasingly intense floods. Can a systems-based, multidisciplinary approach to flood resilience help?
Prof. Ashvani K. Gosain
Dr. Ashvani K. Gosain, is an Emeritus Professor in the area of Water Resources Engineering and GIS Technologies, in the Civil Engineering Department, IIT Delhi. Prof. Gosain pioneered the climate change impact assessment on Indian water resources that was incorporated in the NATCOM I & II – two National Communications made to the UNFCCC. He has also been reviewer for AR4 and AR5 of IPCC.