H058
Global Floods: Forecasting, Monitoring, Risk Assessment, and Socioeconomic Response
Global Floods: Forecasting, Monitoring, Risk Assessment, and Socioeconomic Response
Session ID#: 158690
Session Description:
The increase in the frequency of flood events due to acceleration of the global water cycle induces more risks to human settlements, especially those on floodplains, in an era of rapid population growth. Monitoring and forecasting of the occurrence, intensity, and evolution of flood events have been critical for many humanitarian and government agencies in their efforts to prepare, mitigate, and manage responses to disaster to save lives and limit damage. Risk assessments prior to events are also vital for developing short-term and long-term management plans.
This session aims to contribute to the mission of the Global Flood Partnership (GFP), i.e. to foster global flood forecasting, monitoring and impact assessment to strengthen preparedness and response and to reduce global flood disaster losses. We solicit contributions from modeling and remote sensing, socioeconomic sciences, hazard response, and preparedness fields that study flood hazards and risks across spatial scales.
Co-Organized:
- NH - Natural Hazards
Co-Sponsor(s):
- AMS: American Meteorological Society -
- EGU: European Geosciences Union -
Index Terms:
1821 Floods [HYDROLOGY]
1847 Modeling [HYDROLOGY]
1855 Remote sensing [HYDROLOGY]
4342 Emergency management [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Primary Convener: Huan Wu, University of Maryland College Park, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD, United States; Sun Yat-Sen University, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Zhuhai, China
Conveners: Philip Ward, IVM - VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Albert Kettner, University of Colorado Boulder, INSTAAR, Boulder, CO, United States and Sagy Cohen, University of Alabama, Geography, Tuscaloosa, United States
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