A global network for operational flood risk reduction

A framework for global river flood risk assessments

There is an increasing need for strategic global assessments of flood risks in current and future conditions. In this paper, we propose a framework for global flood risk assessment for river floods, which can be applied in current conditions, as well as in future conditions due to climate and socio-economic changes. The framework’s goal is to establish flood hazard and impact estimates at a hig...

Biodiversity recovery following delta-wide measures for flood risk reduction

Biodiversity declined markedly over the past 150 years, with the biodiversity loss in fluvial ecosystems exceeding the global average. River restoration now aims at flood safety while enhancing biodiversity and has had success locally. However, at the scale of large river distributaries, the recovery remained elusive. We quantify changes in biodiversity of protected and endangered species over ...

Operational Flood Forecasting As A Web-Service

The paper presents flood forecasting and simulation system applied to a river flood analysis and risk prediction. An advanced river flood monitoring, modelling and forecasting approach is introduced. It extends the traditional approach based on modelling of river physical processes by integration of different types of models and technologies such as input data clustering and filtering, digital ...

Mapping the flood-prone areas for developing a flood risk management system in the northeast of Iran

The use of flood risk map for flood management (urban area of Nekarood)

Flood is considered as a major threat among natural disasters in the world. This case becomes more important and has a higher risk in urban areas due to the existence of important uses. Therefore, to reduce damages resulted from flood, this phenomenon must be managed and planned using structural and non-structural approaches. Considering the development in Iran has been carried out in high risk...