GIS-based landslide susceptibility mapping of Western Rwanda: an integrated artificial neural network, frequency ratio, and Shannon entropy approach

VE Nwazelibe, JC Egbueri, CO Unigwe… - Environmental Earth …, 2023 - Springer
The May 2nd and 3rd, 2023 landslide in Rwanda's Western Province caused a devastating
natural disaster, resulting in the tragic loss of 95 lives. Ngororero, Rubavu, Nyabihu, and …

[HTML][HTML] Riverbank Erosion and vulnerability–A study on the char dwellers of Assam, India

M Saikia, R Mahanta - Natural Hazards Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The paper tries to analyze the impacts of erosion on the livelihood and vulnerability statusof
the char dwellers of Assam, India. The study employs both quantitative and qualitative …

[HTML][HTML] Erosion risk assessment through prioritization of sub-watersheds in Nyabarongo river catchment, Rwanda

LC Kulimushi, P Choudhari, A Maniragaba… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil erosion is a multi-dimension problem that attracted the attention of researchers and
planners worldwide. Literature reports, soil conservation strategies should be integrated with …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the livelihood and health of internally displaced persons due to riverbank erosion in Bangladesh

ZRMA Kaiser - Journal of Migration and Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to natural calamities such as flooding, cyclones,
droughts, and severe riverbank erosion as a deltaic country. Riverbank erosion brings about …

Modeling livelihood vulnerability in erosion and flooding induced river island in Ganges riparian corridor, India

P Singha, P Das, S Talukdar, S Pal - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
River island (locally known as charland) in river Ganges from Rajmahal hill to Farakka
barrage of India is now under human habitat dominated by the environmentally evicted …

Local perception and adaptation strategies to landslide occurrence in the Kivu catchment of Rwanda

ML Nema, B Saley Mahaman… - Natural Hazards and …, 2023 - nhess.copernicus.org
This study aims to assess local perception and adaptation strategies to landslide
occurrences in the Kivu catchment of Rwanda. Qualitative, quantitative, and combined …

Livelihood vulnerability assessment of the Island (Char) dwellers in the Ganges riparian corridor, India

P Singha, S Pal - GeoJournal, 2022 - Springer
River island (locally Charland) of lower Gangetic plain between Rajmahal and the Farakka
barrage in India is the human occupancy of the river bank erosion evicted people, but these …

Experimental Study of Site‐Specific Soil Water Content and Rainfall Inducing Shallow Landslides: Case of Gakenke District, Rwanda

M Kuradusenge, S Kumaran, M Zennaro… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Shallow landslides are among the natural threats causing death and damage. They are
mostly triggered by rainfall in mountainous areas where precipitation used to be abundant …

Integrating machine learning algorithms and fuzzy AHP for assessing livelihood vulnerability in Southwestern Coastal Bangladesh

A Tasnuva, QH Bari - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The people living in the coastal regions of Bangladesh rely significantly on nature for their
livelihoods, which renders them sensitive to climate change. The aim of this study is to …

Landslide susceptibility of Rwanda (Central Africa)

C Panelli, V Marsala, G Paglia, A Galli… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a novel landslide susceptibility map of Rwanda (Central Africa), sadly
acknowledged as highly exposed to natural hazards and affected by recurring landslide …