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-being effects for the affected households. It is estimated that households' losses due to the April 2018 flood reached more than USD … households were less likely to recover from flood exposure. The report finds that access to finance play an important role in …
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apply and downscale a global river routing (CaMa-Flood) model that quantifies the change degree of flood exposures from the … evidence that most climate models project increasing number of WWTP assets face climate-induced flood hazards in both the near … their flood protection standards. For earthquakes, we examine the exposure of WWTPs to earthquake hazards through both …
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cities is impacted by flooding. It combines firm-level micro data, flood maps, and several spatial data layers across cities … affected by floods. It further details how transport infrastructure is subjected to significant flood risk that … disproportionally affects main roads in many cities. While direct flood effects are revealed to be significant, this work further shows …
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year flood events. The majority of flood exposed people, about 1.36 billion, are located in South and East Asia; China (329 … flood risk, 89 percent live in low- and middle-income countries. Of the 132 million people who are estimated to live in both …
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inhabitants. In this context, a better understanding of current flood risks and consequences on the livelihoods and well-being of …, based on two rounds of survey conducted as part of the Tanzanian Urban Resilience Program (TURP). The results show that more … note focused in particular on the interplay between poverty and flood risks. It explores first the role of poverty in …
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-day and future flood and drought hazard maps. The paper defines and calculates a "poverty exposure bias" and finds support …
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When a natural disaster destroys public capital, these direct losses are exacerbated by indirect losses arising from … examine sovereign disaster risk insurance, increased taxation, and budget reallocation as alternative financing mechanisms for …
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Adaptation to climate change includes addressing sea level rise and increased storm surges in many coastal areas. Mangroves can substantially reduce the vulnerability of the adjacent coastal land from inundation and erosion. However, climate change poses a large threat to mangroves. This paper...
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based on quantitative risk assessments derived using global flood and earthquake models.Flood and earthquake risk were …
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