Modeling compound flood risk and risk reduction using a globally applicable framework: a pilot in the Sofala province of Mozambique

• Published in: Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 2251 - 2272
• Main Authors: Eilander, Dirk, Couasnon, Anaïs, Sperna Weiland, Frederiek C, Ligtvoet, Willem, Bouwman, Arno, Winsemius, Hessel C, Ward, Philip J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 21.06.2023; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Case studies; Coastal flooding; Coastal zone; Damage; Datasets; Effectiveness; Emergency communications systems; Environmental risk; Flood damage; Flood hazards; Flood risk; Flooding; Floodplains; Floods; Frameworks; Geomorphology; Levees; Mathematical models; Maximum probable flood; Modelling; Plains; Probability theory; Quality assessment; Rain; Risk; Risk assessment; Risk management; Risk reduction; Rivers; Simulation; Statistical analysis; Statistical models; Stochasticity; Tidal waves; Time series; Value analysis; Mozambique

In low-lying coastal areas floods occur from (combinations of) fluvial, pluvial, and coastal drivers. If these flood drivers are statistically dependent, their joint probability might be misrepresented if dependence is not accounted for. However, few studies have examined flood risk and risk reducti...