Master's International Program in Natural Hazards Mitigation

This page is under construction and is not intended to be a comprehensive resource but rather a resource for researchers or students currently in the field.

Resources for Water Hazards

Water Quality
LINK	DESCRIPTION
EPA: Water	EPA water web page with links on water pollution
EPA: Water Quality	EPA web page on water quality
EPA: Drinking Water	EPA web page on drinking water standards
EPA in Central America	EPA web page on efforts for safe drinking water in Central America
IWA	International Water Association web page on drinking water quality
NGWA	National Ground Water Association web page - the search engine yields many resources
UNESCO	Water Links Section of the UNESCO Water Portal
UNESCO WWAP	UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme web page on water quality in Latin America
UNICEF	UNICEF web page on water, environment and sanitation  (links to other web sites under resources)
USDA	USDA Water Quality Information Center web page
USGS: Water	USGS web page on water quality
USGS: Ground-water	USGS web page on ground water quality
USGS: Urbanization effects	USGS web page on the effects of urbanization on water quality
WaterAid	WaterAid list of water quality data sheets
World Bank	World bank web page on water supply and sanitation in Latin America
WQA	Water Quality Association web page - Water Information Library yields many resources

Resources on Arsenic in Water
LINK	DESCRIPTION
EPA	EPA web page providing information on arsenic in drinking water
UN FAO	UN Food and Agriculture Organization web age with information on arsenic contamination
USGS	USGS web page on Arsenic in groundwater in the US
WaterAid	WaterAid pdf file on Arsenic in Bangladesh (also found on web page list of water quality data sheets)
WHO	World Health Organization web page providing information on arsenic in drinking water

Flood Hazards
LINK	DESCRIPTION
APFM (WMO GWP)	Associated Programme on Flood Management website (World Meteorological Organization Global Water Partnership)
Dartmouth Flood Observatory	World-wide archive of major river flooding from Dartmouth
EPA	EPA web page on flood emergencies
EPA: Wetlands	EPA web page with information on how wetlands provide flood protection
FHRC	Flood Hazard Research Centre (Middlesex University)
Flood Relief	Website of the European Flood Relief Project
IFNet	International Flood Network Website
Intute: Flooding	Web resources on flooding compiled by a network of UK universities
USGS	USGS web page on flood natural hazards
WMO	World Meteorological Organization web page on flood management

Additional Resources
LINK	DESCRIPTION
ACICAFOC	Asociacion Coordinadora Indigena y Campesina de Agroforesteria Comunitaria Centroamericana (English and Spanish)
Congressional Hazards Caucus	Congressional Hazards Caucus resources web page including resources on floods and drought
EIRD	Estrategia Internacional para la Reduccion de Desastres - UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (English and Spanish)
ICHARM	International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management web page
NASA NDRD	NASA Natural Disaster Reference Database (including flooding and drought)
LANIC	Latin American Network Information Center web page on Environment and Natural Resources
Societal Aspects of Weather	Societal Aspects of Weather web site including resources on flooding and emergency management
UNCCD	UN Convention to Combat Desertification web page
WWF	WWF web page on climate change and effects in Latin America (including shrinking glaciers and flooding)

User Provided Resources
LINK	DESCRIPTION
Natural Hazards Preparedness	Term Life Insurance web page on Natural Hazards preparedness including resources on flooding (Special thanks to Drew)
SPAHUB	Spahub web page on Water resources
Natural Disaster Resource	Real Insurance web page on Natural Disasters including resources on flooding and drought
Water Pollution	Seametrics Guide to Water Pollution