Download or read book Farm Flood Response Workshop written by University of Iowa. Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farm Flood Response Workshop written by University of Iowa. Center for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention and published by . This book was released on 1994* with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Flood of 1993 has been called one of the worst natural disasters in Midwestern history. Unlike normal spring flooding, last summer's record rains raised rivers, backed up the tributaries of those rivers, created new ponds in flat areas, and saturated normally dry farmland. This abnormal weather created an abundance of health and safety risks to farmers and their families. Although numerous resources exist that can and do address problems resulting from flooding, the assistance offered comes from a confusing array of agencies with differing qualification requirements. Agricultural safety and health needs have not been stressed, and have often been overlooked in the flood relief effort. To address these issues, the Farm Flood Response Workshop: Implications for Agricultural Safety and Health was held at The University of Iowa on November 8 and 9, 1993. This workshop brought together representatives from government agencies, farm associations, agricultural businesses, relief agencies, and academic institutions from across the Midwest and the nation. The goals of the workshop were to: (1)Establish communications and coordination between organizations and agencies involved in flood recovery; (2)Identify existing recovery resources directed toward farm families; (3)Identify gaps in existing information and services, and then develop implementation plans to fill such gaps; (4)Educate agricultural organizations and businesses about flood-related safety and health hazards and resources, and enlist their support in answering specific agricultural needs; and (5)Provide consistent, coordinated information and resources to help flood-affected farm families recover. Workshop activities included technical presentations, a panel discussion, and individual work group sessions. Three work groups "General Safety, Environmental Health, and Stress/Mental Health" met with the objectives of delineating anticipated health risks and needs, identifying existing resources and gaps in resources, and proposing specific recommendations for on-going follow-up activities. Recommendations were refined through a peer-review process of workshop participants and other selected reviewers, and through the input of focus groups consisting of farm families representing flooded areas. Workshop proceedings and recommendations were disseminated to government, academic, business, and other organizations and individuals responsible for disaster response. Other project outcomes include: convening of a follow-up conference in St. Louis building upon the results of the Iowa Workshop; development of a central electronic listserve to facilitate active communication; development of a resource guide; establishment of a central clearing house for flood information and services; initiation of research efforts aimed at characterizing environmental health hazards and prevention/intervention strategies; and implementation of mental health outreach programs.
Download or read book Farming the Floodplain written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the Workshop on Flood based Farming for Food Security and Adaption to Climate Change in Ethiopia Potential and Challenges Adama Ethiopia 30 31 October 2013 written by Erkossa, Teklu and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Flood Of 1993 written by Stanley Changnon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The flood that affected a third of the United States during the summer of 1993 was the nation's worst, ranking as a once-in-300-years event. It severely tested national, state, and local systems for managing natural resources and for handling emergencies, illuminating both the strengths and weaknesses in existing methods of preparing for and dealing with massive prolonged flooding. Through detailed case studies, this volume diagnoses the social and economic impacts of the disaster, assessing how resource managers, flood forecasters, public institutions, the private sector, and millions of volunteers responded to it. The first comprehensive evaluation of the 1993 flood, this book examines the way in which floods are forecast and monitored, the effectiveness of existing recovery processes, and how the nation manages its floodplains. The volume concludes with recommendations for the future, in hope of better preparing the country for the next flood or other comparable disaster.
Download or read book Flood Hazard Management and Natural Resource Protection written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agriculture Forestry and Fishing Research at NIOSH written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-07-10 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors are the cornerstone of industries that produce food, fiber, and biofuel. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts research in order to improve worker safety and health in these sectors. This National Research Council book reviews the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Program to evaluate the 1) relevance of its work to improvements in occupational safety and health and 2) the impact of research in reducing workplace illnesses and injuries. The assessment reveals that the program has made meaningful contributions to improving worker safety and health in these fields. To enhance the relevance and impact of its work and fulfill its mission, the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Program should provide national leadership, coordination of research, and activities to transfer findings, technologies, and information into practice. The program will also benefit from establishing strategic goals and implementing a comprehensive surveillance system in order to better identify and track worker populations at risk.
Download or read book The Soil Conservation Service Responds to the 1993 Midwest Floods written by Steven Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this study is to assist in program management by pointing out problems, both recurring and unique to 1993, which hamper an effective response to natural disasters. Starting from a historical summary of flooding on the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri rivers, it then describes 1993's disaster. Next, the general approach of the White House and Congress to flood recovery is examined. The activities of individual U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies also receive attention. Most of the document focuses on the Soil Conservation Service's flood recovery program, new wetlands and levee policies, and the vexing problems encountered in this work. Finally, the Service's work in each of the nine flood states will be discussed in detail.
Download or read book Federal Flood Policy written by James E. Rysanek and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floods remain a significant hazard in the United States. Developing and investing in flood-prone areas represents a trade-off between the location's economic benefits and the exposure to a flood hazard. In the United States, flood mitigation, protection, emergency response and recovery roles and responsibilities are shared. Local governments are responsible for land use and zoning decisions that shape floodplain and coastal development. State and federal programs, policies, and investments influence community and individual decisions on managing flood risk. This book examines federal flood policy challenges; FEMA's pre-disaster mitigation program; flood risk management and levees; federal flood insurance; and, the potential impact on agriculture.
Download or read book Flood Disaster Seminar written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plan Today for Tomorrow s Flood written by Fred Whitford and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guide for All Hazard Emergency Operations Planning written by Kay C. Goss and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meant to aid State & local emergency managers in their efforts to develop & maintain a viable all-hazard emergency operations plan. This guide clarifies the preparedness, response, & short-term recovery planning elements that warrant inclusion in emergency operations plans. It offers the best judgment & recommendations on how to deal with the entire planning process -- from forming a planning team to writing the plan. Specific topics of discussion include: preliminary considerations, the planning process, emergency operations plan format, basic plan content, functional annex content, hazard-unique planning, & linking Federal & State operations.
Download or read book Managing Flood Risk written by Anna Serra-Llobet and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-31 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past half century has seen an evolution in thinking from ‘flood control’ to ‘flood risk management’, recognizing that risk results from both hazard and vulnerability. Rather than rely only on engineering structures to reduce flood magnitude or extent, recent policies emphasize avoiding construction in flood-prone areas (or moving people from floodplains), reducing impacts on exposed populations through early warning systems, and insurance to aid in recovery. Implementing this new approach faces many challenges but also offers opportunities for synergies, as described in this book for a range of large floodplain rivers and smaller urban streams across North America and Europe. This book is unique in presenting the voices of those on the front lines of implementing a new paradigm in flood risk management, each river with a unique set of challenges and opportunities derived from its specific geography as well as differences in governance between the American and European contexts.
Download or read book Small Town written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Community based Response to Flooding written by Georgine Yorgey and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jay Gordon is a dairy farmer in Elma, WA, and the director of government relations and policy for the Washington State Dairy Federation. After recent frequent and severe flooding events, he has been working with others in his community to develop a strategy for lessening the impacts of future flooding in their watershed. The importance of active consensus-building, high-quality research partnerships, and having the capacity to support these efforts are key lessons he thinks can help other communities coping with climate change and water-related issues. See the video that introduces Gordon and describes his experience with flooding and helping to organize a response in the Chehalis Valley where he lives and farms. This case study is part of the Farmer-to-Farmer Case Study project, which explores innovative approaches regional farmers are using that may increase their resilience in the face of a changing climate.
Download or read book Departments of Labor Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1995 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selected Water Resources Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
