In the face of climate change, mapping flood vulnerability has become important. This is
because it helps to identify vulnerable people in particular communities and provides a …

Across the globe, the damage caused by urban floods has increased manifold. The
unchecked development has encroached the natural drainage, and the conventional …

Flooding is among the most prevalent natural hazards, with particularly disastrous impacts in
low-income countries. This study presents global estimates of the number of people …

Flood is the most devastating and prevalent disaster among all-natural disasters. Every year,
flood claims hundreds of human lives and causes damage to the worldwide economy and …

Water plays an important role in underpinning equitable, stable and productive societies and
ecosystems. Hence, United Nations recognized ensuring water security as one (Goal 6) of …

The disaster risk management cycle is a recognized instrument for managing disaster
events and their impacts. However, the usefulness of the cycle has become questionable in …

In this paper, we proposed a novel approach for flood risk assessment, which is a
combination of a deep learning algorithm and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA). The …

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 …

Understanding the complexity of vulnerability to disasters, including those triggered by
floods, droughts and epidemics is at the heart of disaster risk reduction. Despite its …

Floods are among the most devastating and recurring natural hazards and have caused
extensive economic losses to human lives and infrastructures around the world. Swat valley …