Harzard, Exposure, and vulnerability

Inequitable patterns of US flood risk in the Anthropocene NCC

Flood exposure and poverty in 188 countries Nat Comm

THe authors use a global 30 meter hydraulic simulation to project future 1-in-100-year flood events, overlaid with population data and socioeconomic profiles.

Too much and not enough Nat Sustainability We have too much intensity-based studies while not having enough impact-based studies, including the impact of hazards, exposures, and vulnerabilities that are closely tied to people’s living conditions.

Large and inequitable flood risks in Los Angeles, California Nat. Sustain.

This article, the authors produced 3-m flood map based on 1-in-100-year flood events. They mapped the inundated area with social economic indicators such as vulnerabilities and exposures, represented in a composite indicator: Gini coefficient. It was found that flood risks are disproportionately higher for non-Hispanic Black and disadvantaged populations.

Inequities in the distribution of flood risk under floodplain restoration and climate change scenarios

Scenario-based exploration of how climate change and floodplain restoration could contribute/reduce flood risks for community.

Incorporating indigenous knowledge

Indigenous flood control and management knowledge and flood disaster risk reduction in Nigeria’s coastal communities: An empirical analysis

Exploring the integration of local and scientific knowledge in early warning systems for disaster risk reduction: a review

“The monitoring and forecasting component of the EWS has to go from giving a warning about what the weather will be to a warning about what the weather will do. The World Meteorological Organization calls this impact-based forecasting (IBF), developing a forecast of the potential consequences of a climate hazard event in terms of its effects on people, infrastructure, etc.”

Actionable knowledge

Actionable knowledge and the art of engagement

This is a review article about what is actionable knowledge and how to produce actionable knowledge.