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A Feasibility Study on Integrated Community Based Flood Disaster Technical Note of PWRI No. 4122 A Feasibility Study on Integrated Community Based Flood Disaster Management of Banke District, Nepal Phase 1(a): Baseline Study by Rabindra Osti Synopsis: The present comprehensive study is a joint research study by ICHARM/PWRI and NDRI, Nepal aimed at investigating the root causes of flood disasters in West Rapti river basin in Nepal and devising strategy to manage flood with community-based approach by targeting improvement in the resilience of the community within the broader framework of enhancing livelihood options and poverty alleviation. This phase i.e. first phase of the study has focused on the investigation of socio-economic impact of flood in the lower part of the basin. It has been found that the anthropogenic factors like construction of poorly designed infrastructures, river training works on an ad-hoc basis, and control of river flow through construction of barrage, levees etc are the culprits for the increasing flood extent in the study area. As a consequence, huge amount of agricultural land has been damaged due to the deposition of sand and bank cutting. This leads to affect greatly the livelihood of local people, who are based on agriculture. The nexus between poverty and the increased flood risk in the study area is clearly seen. Currently, local people are using their beliefs, local knowledge and practices for forecasting of heavy storms, early warning and emergency management; however the efficiency of traditional flood management practices is now being questioned especially in changing environment. It is important to develop the current level of awareness while enhancing traditionally accepted system. This is possible by integrating scientific knowledge in to the existing system with consensus and understandings by local people as well as other stakeholders. The integrated community based flood hazard map was developed by the community and it was cross-checked with the map that produced through hydrological modelling. Key Words: Community-based flood hazard mapping, vulnerability, disaster risk reduction, West Rapti River basin, Nepal Acknowledgements The International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) of the Public Works Research Institute (PWRI) of Japan has presented this technical report. It is a study conducted in close collaboration with the Nepal Development Research Institute (NDRI). I am very grateful for being given a chance to carry this research task with NDRI researchers under the framework of "Localism," which has been promoted by ICHARM/PWRI as one of its priority working principles. On behalf of the research team members and in the capacity of the coordinator for this research at ICHARM/PWRI, I would like to thank NDRI officials, especially Dr. Nawa Raj Khatiwada, director of NDRI, and Dr. Mahesh Raj Gautam, coordinator of the research at NDRI, for their interest and firm support through out the time. I would also like to extend my sincere thank to Dr. Krishna Pahari and Dr. Tara Nidhi Bhattarai for their generous support and guidance in formulating a research methodology and executing research activities. I thank a group of NDRI researchers, Mr. Man Bahadur Chetri, Mr. Dhurba Gautam, and Mr. Samir Dhakal, for helping us in conducting field surveys and flood vulnerability mapping activities in the field. I owe this work to the inspiration from all participants in the series of consultation meetings that we held at local and national levels in Nepal on different dates. The study team has learnt many things from flood‐affected people. The information provided by them was extremely valuable. My team and I are particularly indebted to community members of the two Village Development Committees (VDCs) of the Banke district, Nepal, for their patience, cooperation and good understanding. Without their support, it would not have been possible to complete this study. I hope the outcomes of this research will help to formulate a long‐term strategy for flood mitigation and poverty alleviation in the basin. The know‐how can be disseminated to other parts of the country and region or even beyond, where the flood risk characteristics are similar to the West Rapti River basin. Rabindra Osti ICHARM/PWRI I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Water induced disaster including flood accounts over 30 % of total losses of lives due to natural disaster in Nepal. On one hand, spatial variation on geography over short reach, young and complex geology, and uneven temporal distribution of rainfall contribute significantly to the occurrences of such water induced hazards, exposure to such hazards and vulnerabilities of people mainly due to poverty, and lack of well preparedness explain the escalating loss of lives and property. The present comprehensive study is a joint research study by Nepal Development Research Institute (NDRI), Nepal and International Center for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Japan aimed at investigating the flood disaster problem for finding the root causes and devising strategy to manage flood with community‐ based approach by targeting improvement in the resilience of the community within the broader framework of enhancing livelihood options and poverty alleviation with Matehiya and Gangapur VDCs of Banke District in West Rapti River Basin as a case. The objectives of the study are to assess the situation, the history, the causes, aggravating factors, extent and effects of the flood, to document hazard and vulnerability, and various capacities of the community; to study the local knowledge, practices and beliefs in the community; to formulate community based plans for flood mitigation and flood disaster risk reduction. Findings of this phase of study is aimed to be input to second phase when a broader framework of community based disaster management targeting poverty alleviation and improved livelihood options is planned to be prepared. The report is the outcome of number of methods used for the study purpose. To understand the study context review of relevant literature was supplement by consultation meetings and workshops. A highly effective consultation workshop of stakeholders at district level comprising of politicians, line agencies, domestic and international Non‐Governmental Organizations, key donor organizations working in the region, and representatives from four flood affected VDCs was held at Nepalgunj (district headquarter of Banke District) for stakeholder analysis, cause‐and‐effects analysis of flood, and for discussion on the research agenda. Similarly a central level consultation meeting with representatives from relevant stakeholders from government and non‐government organizations, donors, and academicians was successfully held at Kathmandu to discuss the outcome of Nepalgunjj workshop, the research framework and objectives of the present study, and to form a research‐interest‐team to discuss and monitor the progress of the research. Reconnaissance field visits and meeting with stakeholders at district was made before the detailed social and technical field survey. As part of the technical field survey, GPS survey along West Rapti River Bank sides for tracking the river bank location, and rapid assessment of bank condition was made. This provided a quick and rough approach for bank cutting hazard mapping along the West Rapti from Indo‐ Nepal boarder to Sikta. Simlarly, the GPS survey provided data of present river bank situation of West Rapti River which when overlaid over 1997 topographic map showed the extent of migration towards west. Over last 10 years, the channel has migrated over 1.8 Km near the southern boarder. Such migration of river channel has created huge loss of agricultural land and settlement areas on Nepalese side besides creating fear and threat to more settlements near Indo‐Nepal boarder. II Flood inundation mapping based on HEC‐RAS (US Army Corps of Engineer, 2002) was used to simulate various scenarios of flooding (2, 5,10,25,50,100 years) and to assess the impact of Kalkaluwa bandh(dyke). Based on the gradually varied steady flow analysis a number of inundation maps were prepared for various return period floods, and the settlements under high hazard zones were identified. Similarly, the effect of kalkaluwa bandh was clearly evaluated as resulting into the increased depth of flood water in the Nepalese side and decreased flood extent on India. Before conducting detailed social survey using participatory tools and techniques, a participatory workshop involving the key stakeholders of the VDCs was conducted at the VDC level. Participatory flood hazard and physical vulnerability maps, and risk map of the settlements and infrastructures which are under imminent threat were prepared. In addition, the causes and effects of hazards were identified, the local knowledge, beliefs and practices related to flood forecasting, early warning and flood management at various stages were documented, and community action plans for flood mitigation were prepared towards the end of the fieldwork. The recent flood of 2006 and 2007 provided an opportunity to investigate the flood situation in the study area and institutional arrangement in the district. The people living in the study area are continuously distressed from the flood of Rapti River and flash flood of small torrents flowing from churia range. In order to systematize the study in detail, these VDCs were further divided in to four clusters. Similar types of flood issues, severity and frequency of flood events, extent of damage and scale of casualties for last five‐year trends were taken as basis for the selection of the clusters. The total households and population in the study area are 2,028 and 13,256 respectively. Female slightly outnumber the males and the people of Terai origin are the major ethnic group in the study area. The composition of caste and ethnic groups in the study area consists of Brahmin, Chhetri, Dalit, Tharu, Rana Magar, Terai Non Dalit, Terai Dalit and Muslim. The main source of livelihood in the study area is agriculture (85%). Other sources include: on and off farm seasonal labor (13%), service (1%) and business (1%).
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