ABSTRACT
The human and economic impacts of water disasters have increased dramatically in recent years. This is evidenced by the fact that they contributed to nearly 90% of all natural disasters, 96% of the people affected (2.4 billion) and 76% of the economic damages (approximately USD 1 trillion) caused by natural disasters globally. Despite the conspicuous presence of water disasters, discourse on their policy aspects continues to remain a neglected area (for a detailed analysis, see Gopalakrishnan, 2013).
