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Flood fatalities in Africa : From diagnosis to mitigation
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- Di Baldassarre, Giuliano (författare)
- Department of Hydroinformatics and Knowledge Management, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, Netherlands
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Montanari, A. (författare)
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Lins, H. (författare)
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Koutsoyiannis, D. (författare)
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Brandimarte, Luigia (författare)
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Blschl, G. (författare)
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- American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2010
- 2010
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Geophysical Research Letters. - : American Geophysical Union (AGU). - 0094-8276 .- 1944-8007. ; 37:22
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Abstract
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- Flood-related fatalities in Africa, as well as associated economic losses, have increased dramatically over the past half-century. There is a growing global concern about the need to identify the causes for such increased flood damages. To this end, we analyze a large, consistent and reliable dataset of floods in Africa. Identification of causes is not easy given the diverse economic settings, demographic distribution and hydro-climatic conditions of the African continent. On the other hand, many African river basins have a relatively low level of human disturbance and, therefore, provide a unique opportunity to analyze climatic effects on floods. We find that intensive and unplanned human settlements in flood-prone areas appears to be playing a major role in increasing flood risk. Timely and economically sustainable actions, such as the discouragement of human settlements in flood-prone areas and the introduction of early warning systems are, therefore, urgently needed.
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- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Naturresursteknik -- Havs- och vattendragsteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Environmental Engineering -- Ocean and River Engineering (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Oceanografi, hydrologi och vattenresurser (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Oceanography, Hydrology and Water Resources (hsv//eng)
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