FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT: WHAT ARE THE MAIN DRIVERS OF PREVENTION?

The document argues that climate change increases flood risk through more intense and frequent extreme events, necessitating a shift from purely infrastructural defenses to a coordinated approach. Using the Ebro river basin as a case study, it demonstrates how spatial hydro-economic models can identify specific drivers of risk across different municipalities and sectors. The author advocates for a combination of institutional alerts, environmental river restoration, and private-sector self-protection to manage vulnerability and exposure.

• Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of extreme rainfall and flooding due to higher evaporation, increased water cycling intensity, and a warmer atmosphere's capacity to hold more water vapor.
• Anthropogenic activities in the twentieth century have contributed to increased climatic risk; for example, simulation models for floods in England and Wales in autumn 2000 indicate a risk increase of over 20%.
• Flood risk is determined by the interaction of flood hazard (volume, depth, velocity), exposure (urban, rural, and human elements), and vulnerability (preparedness and capacity to recover).

APA

Foudi, S. (2013). FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT: WHAT ARE THE MAIN DRIVERS OF PREVENTION? Basque Centre for Climate Change. https://www.bc3research.org/h6T8Uy8Nm4gFs0O/20130416104638916819195.pdf

Chicago

Foudi, Sébastien. FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT: WHAT ARE THE MAIN DRIVERS OF PREVENTION? Basque Centre for Climate Change, 2013. https://www.bc3research.org/h6T8Uy8Nm4gFs0O/20130416104638916819195.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{foudi2013flood, author = {Foudi, Sébastien}, title = {{FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT: WHAT ARE THE MAIN DRIVERS OF PREVENTION?}}, institution = {Basque Centre for Climate Change}, year = {2013}, month = mar, url = {https://www.bc3research.org/h6T8Uy8Nm4gFs0O/20130416104638916819195.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }