Journal article
The need to integrate flood and drought disaster risk reduction strategies
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam1
University of Barcelona2
University of Liege3
Acacia Water4
Uppsala University5
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geosciences6
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences7
Utrecht University8
University of California at Irvine9
Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark10
Urban Water Systems, Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark11
University of Birmingham12
...and 2 moreMost research on hydrological risks focuses either on flood risk or drought risk, whilst floods and droughts are two extremes of the same hydrological cycle. To better design disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures and strategies, it is important to consider interactions between these closely linked phenomena.
We show examples of: (a) how flood or drought DRR measures can have (unintended) positive or negative impacts on risk of the opposite hazard; and (b) how flood or drought DRR measures can be negatively impacted by the opposite hazard. We focus on dikes and levees, dams, stormwater control and upstream measures, subsurface storage, migration, agricultural practices, and vulnerability and preparedness.
We identify key challenges for moving towards a more holistic risk management approach.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2020 |
Pages: | 100070 |
ISSN: | 24683124 and 23450363 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.wasec.2020.100070 |
ORCIDs: | Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Karsten |