which helps to understand the optimal location choice for a firm in flood risk areas and its investment strategies. How … often, when and how much are firms willing to invest in flood risk protection measures? We apply Impulse Control Theory and … develop a continuation algorithm to solve the model numerically. We find that, the higher the flood risk and the more the firm …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Mozambique is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world. A bigger than usual, and mostly unexpected, flood … those months to assess the short-term impact of the 2015 flood on household consumption and poverty levels. Applying a … difference-in-difference approach, we find that, for those exposed to the flood, consumption reduced significantly in the short …

-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 …