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In 2011, Thailand experienced its worst flood ever. Using repeated waves of the Thai Household Survey, we analyse the … flood's economic impacts. In 2012, households answered a set of questions on the extent of flooding they experienced. We use … this self-identified flood exposure, and external exposure indicators from satellite images, to identify both directly …
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In 2011, Thailand experienced its worst flood ever. Using repeated waves of the Thai Household Survey, we analyse the … flood’s economic impacts. In 2012, households answered a set of questions on the extent of flooding they experienced. We use … this self-identified flood exposure, and external exposure indicators from satellite images, to identify both directly …
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The unplanned settlement Ebo Town is flooded almost every year with polluted water from uphill Kanifing Municipality because of a lack of infrastructure for sanitation and drainage. When droughts occurred in the 1970s, destitute people started to move to the peripheral swamp of Tambi Wetland...
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Disaster risk and subsequent loss and damage in Asia are increasing at an alarming rate, threatening socioeconomic … levels must be complemented by action at the community level. Measuring community disaster resilience can help lead to novel … and systemic investments that build community resilience. Our analysis of community flood resilience data finds …
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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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