India - Vulnerability of Kolkata
            metropolitan area to increased precipitation in a changing climate

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:14:18Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:14:18Z
dc.date	2011-06-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:42:15Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:42:15Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20120207222202
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2818
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243180
dc.description	This study aims to strengthen the understanding of the vulnerability of Kolkata from increased precipitation caused by climate change effects with a specific goal to: compile a data base with past weather related information and damage caused by extreme weather related episodes; develop hydrological, hydraulic, and storm drainage models to identify vulnerable areas and determine physical damage estimates resulting from climate change effects; assess monetary, social, and environmental impacts resulting from such climate change events; and strengthen local capabilities so that the planning process for Kolkata can account for climate related damage effects in future while analyzing all new projects. In this study, precipitation events in Kolkata based on available historical rainfall data for 25 years has been considered as a baseline (without climate change) scenario. The study modeled the impact of climate change on increased flooding in Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA). The main causes of flooding in KMA are intense precipitation, overtopping of the Hooghly River due to water inflow from local precipitation as well as that from the catchment area, and storm surge effects. Land subsidence was not included in the study as it was felt to be a localized problem in only a few pockets.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACID
dc.subject	ACIDS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject	ARTERIAL ROADS
dc.subject	AUTOMOBILE
dc.subject	BANKS
dc.subject	BAY
dc.subject	BRIDGE
dc.subject	BUILDING CODES
dc.subject	BUS
dc.subject	BUSES
dc.subject	BUSINESS AS USUAL SCENARIO
dc.subject	CARBON
dc.subject	CARBON FINANCE
dc.subject	CARBON FOOTPRINT
dc.subject	CASE STUDIES
dc.subject	CHEMICALS
dc.subject	CLIMATE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONS
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE FORECASTS
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE RISK
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subject	CLIMATE RISKS
dc.subject	CLIMATIC EVENTS
dc.subject	CO
dc.subject	COASTAL AREAS
dc.subject	COASTAL ZONE
dc.subject	COLORS
dc.subject	COMMUTERS
dc.subject	CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	CONVERGENCE
dc.subject	COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS
dc.subject	DAMAGES
dc.subject	DATA SOURCES
dc.subject	DISASTER
dc.subject	DISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	DISASTER SITUATIONS
dc.subject	DISASTERS
dc.subject	DISCHARGE
dc.subject	DRAINAGE
dc.subject	DRAINAGE BASINS
dc.subject	DRAINAGE FACILITIES
dc.subject	DRAINAGE NETWORKS
dc.subject	DRIVERS
dc.subject	DRY CLIMATE
dc.subject	DRY WEATHER
dc.subject	EARTHQUAKE
dc.subject	EARTHQUAKES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	EFFLUENTS
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	EMISSION
dc.subject	EMISSION SCENARIOS
dc.subject	EMISSIONS
dc.subject	EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
dc.subject	ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
dc.subject	EROSION
dc.subject	EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subject	EXTREME EVENTS
dc.subject	EXTREME PRECIPITATION
dc.subject	EXTREME SCENARIOS
dc.subject	EXTREME WEATHER
dc.subject	EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	FIRE
dc.subject	FLOOD
dc.subject	FLOOD DAMAGE
dc.subject	FLOOD EVENTS
dc.subject	FLOOD HAZARDS
dc.subject	FLOOD INSURANCE
dc.subject	FLOOD MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	FLOOD MITIGATION
dc.subject	FLOOD PROTECTION
dc.subject	FLOODED
dc.subject	FLOODING
dc.subject	FLOODPLAINS
dc.subject	FLOODS
dc.subject	FOREST
dc.subject	FORESTRY
dc.subject	FORESTS
dc.subject	FOSSIL ENERGY
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUELS
dc.subject	FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	GENERATORS
dc.subject	GREEN AREAS
dc.subject	GREEN BELT
dc.subject	GROUND WATER
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER
dc.subject	HEALTH RISKS
dc.subject	HEAVY RAINS
dc.subject	HEAVY TRAFFIC
dc.subject	HIGHWAYS
dc.subject	HYDRAULIC IMPACTS
dc.subject	HYDROLOGICAL MODEL
dc.subject	HYDROLOGY
dc.subject	IMAGES
dc.subject	IMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subject	IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	IPCC
dc.subject	LAKES
dc.subject	LAND SUBSIDENCE
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	LAND USE PATTERN
dc.subject	LAND-USE PLANNING
dc.subject	LANDFILL
dc.subject	LOCAL RAINFALL
dc.subject	LONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	MAXIMUM WIND SPEED
dc.subject	MEAN MONTHLY TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	MEAN TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	MIXED USE
dc.subject	MODAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subject	MODELING CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	MONSOONS
dc.subject	NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
dc.subject	NATURAL DEPRESSIONS
dc.subject	NATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subject	NATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subject	NUTRIENTS
dc.subject	PARKS
dc.subject	PASSENGERS
dc.subject	PEAK TRAFFIC
dc.subject	PEAK TRAFFIC PERIODS
dc.subject	PEAT
dc.subject	PHARMACEUTICALS
dc.subject	PHYSICAL DAMAGE
dc.subject	PLANNING PROCESS
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subject	PONDS
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	PRECIPITATION
dc.subject	PRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subject	PRECIPITATION INTENSITY
dc.subject	PUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subject	RAILWAYS
dc.subject	RAIN
dc.subject	RAINFALL
dc.subject	RAINFALL DATA
dc.subject	RAINFALL EVENTS
dc.subject	RAINFALL INTENSITIES
dc.subject	RAINFALL INTENSITY
dc.subject	RAINFALL RUNOFF
dc.subject	RAINY SEASON
dc.subject	RANGES
dc.subject	RELATIVE HUMIDITY
dc.subject	RELIEF
dc.subject	RIVER
dc.subject	RIVERINE
dc.subject	ROAD
dc.subject	ROAD DAMAGE
dc.subject	ROAD SPACE
dc.subject	ROADS
dc.subject	SAND
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subject	SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES
dc.subject	SEA-LEVEL
dc.subject	SEA-LEVEL RISE
dc.subject	SEDIMENTS
dc.subject	SEWAGE TREATMENT
dc.subject	SEWER SYSTEMS
dc.subject	SLUM
dc.subject	SLUMS
dc.subject	SOLAR RADIATION
dc.subject	STATE HIGHWAYS
dc.subject	STORM
dc.subject	STORM EVENTS
dc.subject	STORM RUNOFF
dc.subject	STORM SURGE
dc.subject	STORM SURGE DATA
dc.subject	STORM SURGES
dc.subject	STORM WATER
dc.subject	STORMS
dc.subject	STUDY AREA
dc.subject	SUBURBS
dc.subject	SURFACE TRANSPORT
dc.subject	SURFACE WATER
dc.subject	SURFACE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	SURGE HEIGHT
dc.subject	TAXIS
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE DATA
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE INCREASE
dc.subject	TOPOGRAPHY
dc.subject	TRAFFIC
dc.subject	TRAFFIC POLICE
dc.subject	TRANSIT
dc.subject	TRANSPORT
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	TROPICAL CYCLONE
dc.subject	TROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subject	TSUNAMIS
dc.subject	UNDERGROUND
dc.subject	URBAN SPRAWL
dc.subject	VEHICLE
dc.subject	VEHICLES
dc.subject	WATER POLLUTION
dc.subject	WATER RETENTION
dc.subject	WATER RUNOFF
dc.subject	WATER TREATMENT
dc.subject	WATERSHED
dc.subject	WAVES
dc.subject	WETLAND
dc.subject	WETLAND AREA
dc.subject	WETLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WETLANDS
dc.subject	WIND
dc.subject	WIND DAMAGE
dc.subject	WIND SPEED
dc.title	India - Vulnerability of Kolkata metropolitan area to increased precipitation in a changing climate
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	India