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View article: Spatial Analysis of Disadvantaged Population: A Case Study of Flood Exposure in the Itapocu River Basin, Brazil
Spatial Analysis of Disadvantaged Population: A Case Study of Flood Exposure in the Itapocu River Basin, Brazil Open
People's vulnerability to disasters depends largely on their social and physical aspects, such as economic disadvantages and mobility constraints related to age. Those characteristics will influence how individuals experience the disaster …
View article: Challenges of Transdisciplinary Approach in Disaster Recovery Management
Challenges of Transdisciplinary Approach in Disaster Recovery Management Open
Disaster risk reduction is critical in building a sustainable, resilient and inclusive society. Achieving such a society necessitates a transdisciplinary approach (TDA), that is, good governance with scientific knowledge-based decision mak…
View article: Special Issue on Trans-Disciplinary Approach (TDA) and Decision Making on Building Disaster Resilience
Special Issue on Trans-Disciplinary Approach (TDA) and Decision Making on Building Disaster Resilience Open
A transdisciplinary approach (TDA) for disaster risk reduction (DRR) is an inclusive and collaborative implementation strategy that brings together stakeholders from various disciplines and sectors. TDA facilitates the collective efforts o…
View article: Flood impact on income inequality in the Itapocu River basin, Brazil
Flood impact on income inequality in the Itapocu River basin, Brazil Open
Disasters worldwide tend to affect the poorest more severely and increase inequality. Brazil is one of the countries with high income‐inequality rates and has unplanned urbanization issues and an extensive disaster risk profile with little…
View article: Building Disaster Resilience amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Transdisciplinary Approach for Decision Making
Building Disaster Resilience amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Transdisciplinary Approach for Decision Making Open
The fact that COVID-19 caused unprecedented challenges for the first time in the human race and eventually rose against all odds in such a short period is a testament to transdisciplinary capacity building. This study analyzes the approach…
View article: Developing Flood Vulnerability Functions through Questionnaire Survey for Flood Risk Assessments in the Meghna Basin, Bangladesh
Developing Flood Vulnerability Functions through Questionnaire Survey for Flood Risk Assessments in the Meghna Basin, Bangladesh Open
Flood vulnerability is estimated by Flood Damage Functions (FDFs), which are crucial for integrated flood risk assessment for developing sustainable flood management, mitigation, and adaptation strategies under global change. However, the …
View article: Anticipated maximum scale precipitation for calculating the worst-case floods
Anticipated maximum scale precipitation for calculating the worst-case floods Open
Against increasing number of unprecedented heavy rains and typhoons reflecting climate change, the Japanese Government decided saving life as the top priority considering a ‘worst-case’ scenario. Accordingly, the Flood Risk Management Act …
View article: Adequacy of Near Real-Time Satellite Precipitation Products in Driving Flood Discharge Simulation in the Fuji River Basin, Japan
Adequacy of Near Real-Time Satellite Precipitation Products in Driving Flood Discharge Simulation in the Fuji River Basin, Japan Open
Flood management is an important topic worldwide. Precipitation is the most crucial factor in reducing flood-related risks and damages. However, its adequate quality and sufficient quantity are not met in many parts of the world. Currently…
View article: Floods: From Risk to Opportunity
Floods: From Risk to Opportunity Open
Most of these processes are active in flood generation. The selected papers from the ICFM5 included in this special issue are illustrating the current attempts to deal with these challenges. The selected papers cover flood hydrology and hy…
View article: Erratum: Khairul, I.M. et al. Inter-Comparison of Gauge-Corrected Global Satellite Rainfall Estimates and Their Applicability for Effective Water Resource Management in a Transboundary River Basin: The Case of the Meghna River Basin. Remote Sens. 2018, 6, 828
Erratum: Khairul, I.M. et al. Inter-Comparison of Gauge-Corrected Global Satellite Rainfall Estimates and Their Applicability for Effective Water Resource Management in a Transboundary River Basin: The Case of the Meghna River Basin. Remote Sens. 2018, 6, 828 Open
After publication of the paper [1], it was found that one of the contributing authors, Nikolaos Mastrantonas, was not included in the original version of the article.[...]
View article: Distributed source pollutant transport module based on BTOPMC: a case study of the Laixi River basin in the Sichuan province of southwest China
Distributed source pollutant transport module based on BTOPMC: a case study of the Laixi River basin in the Sichuan province of southwest China Open
Nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in Chinese river catchments are contributed by agricultural non-point and industrial point sources causing deterioration of river water quality and degradation of ecosystem functioning for a long dist…
View article: Response to Discussion by Muneta Yokomatsu on Kuniyoshi Takeuchi and Shigenobu Tanaka: Recovery from Catastrophe and Building Back Better, JDR Vol.11 No.6, pp. 1190-1201, Dec. 2016
Response to Discussion by Muneta Yokomatsu on Kuniyoshi Takeuchi and Shigenobu Tanaka: Recovery from Catastrophe and Building Back Better, JDR Vol.11 No.6, pp. 1190-1201, Dec. 2016 Open
Mr. Yokomatsu provided valuable comments on the paper JDR Vol.11 No.6, pp. 1190-1201 by Takeuchi and Tanaka. The discusser claims that if “direct loss” is defined as a “loss of assets (capital stock)” and “indirect loss” as a “loss of post…
View article: Inter-Comparison of Gauge-Corrected Global Satellite Rainfall Estimates and Their Applicability for Effective Water Resource Management in a Transboundary River Basin: The Case of the Meghna River Basin
Inter-Comparison of Gauge-Corrected Global Satellite Rainfall Estimates and Their Applicability for Effective Water Resource Management in a Transboundary River Basin: The Case of the Meghna River Basin Open
The Meghna River basin is a transboundary basin that lies in Bangladesh (~40%) and India (~60%). Due to its terrain structure, the Bangladesh portion of the basin experiences frequent floods that cause severe human and economic losses. Ban…
View article: Necessary storage as a signature of discharge variability: towards global maps
Necessary storage as a signature of discharge variability: towards global maps Open
This paper proposes the use of necessary storage to smooth out discharge variability to meet a discharge target as a signature of discharge variability in time. Such a signature has a distinct advantage over other statistical indicators su…
View article: Recovery from Catastrophe and Building Back Better
Recovery from Catastrophe and Building Back Better Open
Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Tohoku cities in Japan and Tacloban, Philippines were all completely destroyed and have recovered or are now recovering from the ocean of debris. Banda Aceh and Tacloban have recovered to a normal state rather quickl…
View article: An Approach to Next-Generation Water Disaster Study – In Commemoration of the 10<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the Establishment of ICHARM –
An Approach to Next-Generation Water Disaster Study – In Commemoration of the 10<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the Establishment of ICHARM – Open
In March 2015, the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction with a two-part goal: to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks through the implementation of integrated …
View article: Indicators of Necessary Storages for Flood and DroughtManagement: Towards Global Maps
Indicators of Necessary Storages for Flood and DroughtManagement: Towards Global Maps Open
Storage is the only means to smooth out the discharge variation necessary to control hazards and utilize water resources. Necessary storage depends on the levels of discharge variation, required flood control and water use. The main method…
View article: A Systematic Review of the Factors Affecting the Cyclone Evacuation Decision Process in Bangladesh
A Systematic Review of the Factors Affecting the Cyclone Evacuation Decision Process in Bangladesh Open
Researchers are investigating a broad spectrum of factors affecting positively and/or negatively the evacuation decision-making process occurring after people at risk receive cyclone warnings and advisories. Previous studies suggest that e…
View article: A regional process under the international initiative for IFM
A regional process under the international initiative for IFM Open
\nClimate change is likely to result in increases in the frequency or intensity of extreme weather events including floods. The International Flood Initiative (IFI), initiated in January 2005 by UNESCO and WMO and voluntary partner organiz…
View article: JSHWR’s Way Forward by Transdisciplinary Approach
JSHWR’s Way Forward by Transdisciplinary Approach Open
Scientific knowledge-based decision making is the ever increasing needs of the contemporary society aiming at resilience and sustainability. JSHWR was established to help solving such needs from water aspects of society together with all s…
View article: Agricultural flood and drought risk reduction by a proposed multi-purpose dam: A case study of the Malwathoya River Basin, Sri Lanka
Agricultural flood and drought risk reduction by a proposed multi-purpose dam: A case study of the Malwathoya River Basin, Sri Lanka Open
In this study, we investigate the role of a proposed multi-purpose dam for flood and drought risk reduction in the Malwathoya River Basin, Sri Lanka.The Malwathoya River Basin is the second largest basin in Sri Lanka with an area of 3,246 …
View article: Flood and drought assessment with dam infrastracture: A case study of the Ba River basin, Fiji
Flood and drought assessment with dam infrastracture: A case study of the Ba River basin, Fiji Open
In Fiji, frequent flood and drought events require implementation of preventive infrastructure and planning measures to reduce potential damages that may be caused by these events.The Ba River basin, which is located in the Western part of…
View article: Climate Change Impact on the Manageability of Floods and Droughts of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basins Using Flood Duration Curves and Drought Duration Curves
Climate Change Impact on the Manageability of Floods and Droughts of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basins Using Flood Duration Curves and Drought Duration Curves Open
This study investigates the impact of climate change on the manageability of floods and droughts in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basins using Flood Duration Curves (FDCs) and Drought Duration Curves (DDCs). Duration curves are drawn for m…
View article: RETRACTED ARTICLE: The dynamics among poverty, vulnerability, and resilience: evidence from coastal Bangladesh
RETRACTED ARTICLE: The dynamics among poverty, vulnerability, and resilience: evidence from coastal Bangladesh Open
The authors have retracted this article [Md. Nasif Ahsan & Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, The dynamics among poverty, vulnerability, and resilience: evidence from coastal Bangladesh, published online on 14 September 2015 (doi:10.1007/s11069-015-1950-…
View article: Effectiveness of water infrastructure for river flood management – Part 1: Flood hazard assessment using hydrological models in Bangladesh
Effectiveness of water infrastructure for river flood management – Part 1: Flood hazard assessment using hydrological models in Bangladesh Open
This study introduces a flood hazard assessment part of the global flood risk assessment (Part 2) conducted with a distributed hydrological Block-wise TOP (BTOP) model and a GIS-based Flood Inundation Depth (FID) model. In this study, the …
View article: Effectiveness of Water Infrastructure for River Flood Management: Part 2 – Flood Risk Assessment and Its Changes in Bangladesh
Effectiveness of Water Infrastructure for River Flood Management: Part 2 – Flood Risk Assessment and Its Changes in Bangladesh Open
A case study of Bangladesh presents a methodological possibility based on a global approach for assessing river flood risk and its changes considering flood hazard, exposure, basic vulnerability and coping capacity. This study consists of …
View article: Model study of the impacts of future climate change on the hydrology of Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna basin
Model study of the impacts of future climate change on the hydrology of Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna basin Open
The intensity, duration, and geographic extent of floods in Bangladesh mostly depend on the combined influences of three river systems, the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna (GBM). In addition, climate change is likely to have significant eff…