Adaptation to flood risk - results of international paired flood event studies

As flood impacts are increasing in large parts of the world, understanding the primary drivers of changes in risk is essential for effective adaptation. To gain more knowledge on the basis of empirical case studies, we analyze eight paired floods, that is, consecutive flood events that occurred in t...

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Autores: Kreibich, Heidi, Baldassarre, Giuliano di, Vorogushyn, Sergiy, Aerts, Jeroen, Apel, Heiko, Aronica, Giuseppe T., Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Karsten, Bouwer, Laurens M., Bubeck, Philip, Caloiero, Tommaso, Chinh, Do T., Cortés Simó, Maria, Gain, Animesh K., Giampá, Vincenzo, Kuhlicke, Christian, Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W., Llasat Botija, María del Carmen, Mård, Johanna, Matczak, Piotr, Mazzoleni, Maurizio, Molinari, Daniela, Dung, Nguyen V., Petrucci, Olga, Schröter, Kai, Slager, Kymo, Thieken, Annegret H., Ward, Philip J., Merz, Bruno
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Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Palabra clave:Inundacions
Hidrologia
Pluja
Floods
Hydrology
Rain and rainfall
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spelling Adaptation to flood risk - results of international paired flood event studiesKreibich, HeidiBaldassarre, Giuliano diVorogushyn, SergiyAerts, JeroenApel, HeikoAronica, Giuseppe T.Arnbjerg-Nielsen, KarstenBouwer, Laurens M.Bubeck, PhilipCaloiero, TommasoChinh, Do T.Cortés Simó, MariaGain, Animesh K.Giampá, VincenzoKuhlicke, ChristianKundzewicz, Zbigniew W.Llasat Botija, María del CarmenMård, JohannaMatczak, PiotrMazzoleni, MaurizioMolinari, DanielaDung, Nguyen V.Petrucci, OlgaSchröter, KaiSlager, KymoThieken, Annegret H.Ward, Philip J.Merz, BrunoInundacionsHidrologiaPlujaFloodsHydrologyRain and rainfallAs flood impacts are increasing in large parts of the world, understanding the primary drivers of changes in risk is essential for effective adaptation. To gain more knowledge on the basis of empirical case studies, we analyze eight paired floods, that is, consecutive flood events that occurred in the same region, with the second flood causing significantly lower damage. These success stories of risk reduction were selected across different socioeconomic and hydro‐climatic contexts. The potential of societies to adapt is uncovered by describing triggered societal changes, as well as formal measures and spontaneous processes that reduced flood risk. This novel approach has the potential to build the basis for an international data collection and analysis effort to better understand and attribute changes in risk due to hydrological extremes in the framework of the IAHSs Panta Rhei initiative. Across all case studies, we find that lower damage caused by the second event was mainly due to significant reductions in vulnerability, for example, via raised risk awareness, preparedness, and improvements of organizational emergency management. Thus, vulnerability reduction plays an essential role for successful adaptation. Our work shows that there is a high potential to adapt, but there remains the challenge to stimulate measures that reduce vulnerability and risk in periods in which extreme events do not occur.American Geophysical Union (AGU)2018201820172018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion13 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/123773Articles publicats en revistes (Física Aplicada)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017EF000606Earth's Future, 2017, vol. 5, num. 10, p. 953-965https://doi.org/10.1002/2017EF000606cc-by-nc-nd (c) Kreibich, Heidi et al., 2017http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1237732026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Adaptation to flood risk - results of international paired flood event studies
title Adaptation to flood risk - results of international paired flood event studies
spellingShingle Adaptation to flood risk - results of international paired flood event studies
Kreibich, Heidi
Inundacions
Hidrologia
Pluja
Floods
Hydrology
Rain and rainfall
title_short Adaptation to flood risk - results of international paired flood event studies
title_full Adaptation to flood risk - results of international paired flood event studies
title_fullStr Adaptation to flood risk - results of international paired flood event studies
title_full_unstemmed Adaptation to flood risk - results of international paired flood event studies
title_sort Adaptation to flood risk - results of international paired flood event studies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kreibich, Heidi
Baldassarre, Giuliano di
Vorogushyn, Sergiy
Aerts, Jeroen
Apel, Heiko
Aronica, Giuseppe T.
Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Karsten
Bouwer, Laurens M.
Bubeck, Philip
Caloiero, Tommaso
Chinh, Do T.
Cortés Simó, Maria
Gain, Animesh K.
Giampá, Vincenzo
Kuhlicke, Christian
Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W.
Llasat Botija, María del Carmen
Mård, Johanna
Matczak, Piotr
Mazzoleni, Maurizio
Molinari, Daniela
Dung, Nguyen V.
Petrucci, Olga
Schröter, Kai
Slager, Kymo
Thieken, Annegret H.
Ward, Philip J.
Merz, Bruno
author Kreibich, Heidi
author_facet Kreibich, Heidi
Baldassarre, Giuliano di
Vorogushyn, Sergiy
Aerts, Jeroen
Apel, Heiko
Aronica, Giuseppe T.
Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Karsten
Bouwer, Laurens M.
Bubeck, Philip
Caloiero, Tommaso
Chinh, Do T.
Cortés Simó, Maria
Gain, Animesh K.
Giampá, Vincenzo
Kuhlicke, Christian
Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W.
Llasat Botija, María del Carmen
Mård, Johanna
Matczak, Piotr
Mazzoleni, Maurizio
Molinari, Daniela
Dung, Nguyen V.
Petrucci, Olga
Schröter, Kai
Slager, Kymo
Thieken, Annegret H.
Ward, Philip J.
Merz, Bruno
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Vorogushyn, Sergiy
Aerts, Jeroen
Apel, Heiko
Aronica, Giuseppe T.
Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Karsten
Bouwer, Laurens M.
Bubeck, Philip
Caloiero, Tommaso
Chinh, Do T.
Cortés Simó, Maria
Gain, Animesh K.
Giampá, Vincenzo
Kuhlicke, Christian
Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W.
Llasat Botija, María del Carmen
Mård, Johanna
Matczak, Piotr
Mazzoleni, Maurizio
Molinari, Daniela
Dung, Nguyen V.
Petrucci, Olga
Schröter, Kai
Slager, Kymo
Thieken, Annegret H.
Ward, Philip J.
Merz, Bruno
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Inundacions
Hidrologia
Pluja
Floods
Hydrology
Rain and rainfall
topic Inundacions
Hidrologia
Pluja
Floods
Hydrology
Rain and rainfall
description As flood impacts are increasing in large parts of the world, understanding the primary drivers of changes in risk is essential for effective adaptation. To gain more knowledge on the basis of empirical case studies, we analyze eight paired floods, that is, consecutive flood events that occurred in the same region, with the second flood causing significantly lower damage. These success stories of risk reduction were selected across different socioeconomic and hydro‐climatic contexts. The potential of societies to adapt is uncovered by describing triggered societal changes, as well as formal measures and spontaneous processes that reduced flood risk. This novel approach has the potential to build the basis for an international data collection and analysis effort to better understand and attribute changes in risk due to hydrological extremes in the framework of the IAHSs Panta Rhei initiative. Across all case studies, we find that lower damage caused by the second event was mainly due to significant reductions in vulnerability, for example, via raised risk awareness, preparedness, and improvements of organizational emergency management. Thus, vulnerability reduction plays an essential role for successful adaptation. Our work shows that there is a high potential to adapt, but there remains the challenge to stimulate measures that reduce vulnerability and risk in periods in which extreme events do not occur.
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dc.language.none.fl_str_mv Inglés
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017EF000606
Earth's Future, 2017, vol. 5, num. 10, p. 953-965
https://doi.org/10.1002/2017EF000606
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv cc-by-nc-nd (c) Kreibich, Heidi et al., 2017
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dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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