An overview of flood risk analysis methods

DC Diaconu, R Costache, MC Popa - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Scientific papers present a wide range of methods of flood analysis and forecasting. Floods
are a phenomenon with significant socio-economic implications, for which many researchers …

Funding flows for climate change research on Africa: where do they come from and where do they go?

I Overland, H Fossum Sagbakken… - Climate and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Africa has only contributed a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions yet faces
disproportionate risks from climate change. This imbalance is one of many inequities …

Enhancing urban flood resilience: A holistic framework incorporating historic worst flood to Yangtze River Delta, China

S Zhu, D Li, G Huang, G Chhipi-Shrestha… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization and climate change have increased the risk of urban flooding, causing
massive infrastructure and human losses. The concept of resilience proposes new solutions …

Predicting and improving the waterlogging resilience of urban communities in China—a case study of nanjing

P Cui, X Ju, Y Liu, D Li - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, urban communities in China have been continuously affected by extreme
weather and emergencies, among which the rainstorm and waterlogging disasters pose a …

The ramification of Cameroon's Anglophone crisis: conceptual analysis of a looming “Complex Disaster Emergency”

HN Bang, RA Balgah - Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2022 - Springer
One of Africa's newest struggles for liberation: Cameroon's Anglophone crisis, which
emerged from legal and education grievances in 2016, rapidly escalated into a secessionist …

Climate change vulnerability and smallholder farmers' adaptive responses in the semi-arid Far North Region of Cameroon

HM Njoya, CE Matavel, HA Msangi, HAN Wouapi… - Discover …, 2022 - Springer
Climate change and variability contribute to exacerbating poverty and social unrest in poor
countries. Therefore, it becomes important to assess vulnerability and adaptation measures …

Disaster risk reduction in Cameroon: are contemporary disaster management frameworks accommodating the Sendai framework agenda 2030?

HN Bang, LS Miles, RD Gordon - International journal of disaster risk …, 2019 - Springer
Many African countries are prone to numerous hazardous events, exacerbated by the
vulnerability of their rapidly increasing population and leading to frequent disasters that …

[HTML][HTML] A gap analysis of the legislative, policy, institutional and crises management frameworks for disaster risk management in Cameroon

HN Bang - Progress in Disaster Science, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates and analyses Cameroon's contemporary legislative, policy,
institutional, administrative, and governance/power structures for disaster risk management …

Understanding the occurrences of fault and landslide in the region of West-Cameroon using remote sensing and GIS techniques

Z Aretouyap, FEG Kemgang, JK Domra, D Bisso… - Natural Hazards, 2021 - Springer
Remote sensing was used to visualize the West region with the purpose of investigating
recent natural hazards observed in this area. Various approaches used based on multi …

[HTML][HTML] A participatory systems dynamic modelling approach to understanding flood systems in a coastal community in Cameroon

LS Awah, JA Belle, YS Nyam, IR Orimoloye - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the face of increasing flood risks and the need for effective management both at national
and local levels, this study highlights a participatory approach that transcends conventional …