Almost everything is made of local materials, making people the least dependent on outside the world | Nepal | Hydrological | Flood | Preparedness | Institutional |
People have best guess when to shift their houses into new location | Nepal | Hydrological | Storm | Preparedness | Social cultural based |
People have unique house construction technique, well suited for flood prone situation (foldable and portable house) | Nepal | Hydrological | Flood | Prevention | Nature based |
Prior to the flood, the villagers create temporary shelters in a raised location to relocate their cattle and stockpile firewood and provisions | India | Hydrological | Flood | Preparedness | Social cultural based |
Meandering river brings nutrient-rich soil in a wide area, which results in a better harvest | India | Hydrological | Flood | Recovery | Nature based |
Use of Trikhandi or Krating and river desilting can reduce the flood damage in the area | Bangladesh | Hydrological | Flood | Prevention | Nature based |
The government tried to stop erosion by building embankmentst with the help of eucalyptus bats and sandbags | India | Hydrological | Mass Movement (Wet) | Preparedness | Nature based |
Flood and inundation made the villagers to make unique choices of vegetables that grow fast and resist flood | Nepal | Hydrological | Flood | Preparedness | Nature based |