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Supervisory statement adopted July 29, 1994 to help ease financial stress in areas affected by flooding

In: Federal Reserve Bulletin (1994) Sep, pp. 800-800

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Pauw, Karl; Thurlow, James; van Seventer, Dirk - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

Malawi suffers frequent droughts and floods. In an economy that is heavily dependent on the agricultural sector, it is … combined effects of droughts and floods. This is equivalent to almost US$22 million in 2005 prices. Given their crop choices …

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Vulnerability and Coping to Disasters: A Study of Household Behaviour in Flood Prone Region of India

K, Narayanan; Patnaik, Unmesh - eSocialSciences - 2010

against the risks. The study area (districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, India) is highly susceptible to floods with a major …

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The impact of natural events and disasters on the Australian stock market: a GARCH-M analysis of storms, floods, cyclones, earthquakes and bushfires

Worthington, Andrew C. - In: Global Business and Economics Review 10 (2008) 1, pp. 1-10

1 January 1980 to 30 June 2003 and the complete timing and duration of all severe storms, floods, cyclones, earthquakes …

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An Assessment of the Impacts of Floods on Sanitation in Rural Bangladesh

Ahmed, Shamim - eSocialSciences - 2009

to sanitation facilities during floods. It also explored the possibilities of overcoming the negative impacts of floods … factors which might have significant role in the damage of the latrines during floods. Damage to the latrines could be …

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The Challenges of Conducting a Humanitarian Response: A Report on the Post-Floods Situation in Mahbubnagar District

Sinha, Samrat; Kamble, Mahesh; Lakhani, VIkas - eSocialSciences - 2009

Composite Report on the Pilot Visit to Severely Affected Areas of Mahbubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh

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Surat 2006 Floods: A Citizens’ Report

Acharya, Akash; Biswaroop, Das; Pandya, Kiran; Raj, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

-affected area. The most recent floods however, were different because of the magnitude of their effect. Nearly 90 per cent of the … people's coping abilities. In the wake of the floods the Department of Human Resource Development of the Veer Narmad South …

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Hydro-economic modeling of climate change impacts in Ethiopia

You, Gene Jiing-Yun; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

Ethiopia is susceptible to frequent climate extremes such as disastrous droughts and floods. These disastrous climatic …

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Signaling effects of commercial and civil society in post-Katrina reconstruction

Chamlee-Wright, Emily - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) July, pp. 615-626

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role private action has played in overcoming the collective action problem posed by Hurricane Katrina. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses the post-Hurricane Katrina situation with regard to commercial and civil society....

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The broken trailer fallacy: Seeing the unseen effects of government policies in post-Katrina New Orleans

Stringham, Edward P.; Snow, Nicholas A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) July, pp. 480-489

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze some of the unseen negative effects of the post-Katrina government policies dealing with housing in New Orleans. Design/methodology/approach – Since Hurricane Katrina, the government, along with private for profit and not-for-profit...

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