Articles | Volume 19, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1319-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1319-2019
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05 Jul 2019
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Flood risk in a range of spatial perspectives – from global to local scales

Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Buda Su, Yanjun Wang, Guojie Wang, Guofu Wang, Jinlong Huang, and Tong Jiang

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Considering flood risk composed of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability from global to local scales, this paper reviews and presents increasing observed flood losses and projections of flood hazard and losses. We acknowledge existence of multiple driving factors and of considerable uncertainty, in particular with regards to projections for the future. Finally, this paper analyses options for flood risk reduction from a global framework to regional and local scales.
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