The embeddedness of local and indigenous communities in their environments has led
them to develop time-tested knowledge and practices to prepare for, mitigate, respond to …

Purpose The Arab world is made up of 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
These countries are subjected to many social, economic, political and geographical …

Abstract Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) are implemented in many parts of the world,
but early warnings do not always translate into an emergency response from all individuals …

Success stories from the developed and developing world show that EWS are a useful tool
to save lives, prevent damage and enhance the resilience of a society. Despite the …

Flash floods are one of the most common and destructive natural hazards, and recent flood
events show their severe impact on Saudi Arabia. Flash floods are increasing year by year …

The performance of three satellite-based high-resolution gridded rainfall datasets, namely
the gauge corrected Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP), Integrated Multi …

Abstract The Active Red Sea Trough (ARST) is an infrequent weather phenomenon that is
associated with extreme precipitation, flash floods, and severe societal impacts in the Middle …

In the past decades, human activities, including hydraulic structure construction and
operation, and groundwater overexploitation have largely changed the land surface …

Flash floods in the Sinai often cause significant damage to infrastructure and even loss of
life. In this study, the susceptibility to flash flooding is determined using hydro-morphometric …

Flood risk mapping forms the basis for disaster risk management and the associated
decision-making systems. The effectiveness of this process is highly dependent on the …