Role of dams in reducing global flood exposure under climate change

Julien Boulange; Naota Hanasaki; Dai Yamazaki; Yadu Pokhrel

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20704-0

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Role of dams in reducing global flood exposure under climate change

Julien Boulange,
Naota Hanasaki,
Dai Yamazaki,
Yadu Pokhrel

Affiliations

Julien Boulange: National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
Naota Hanasaki: National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
Dai Yamazaki: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Yadu Pokhrel: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20704-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Global flood risk is assessed in this study; in particular, the authors describe, based on a modeling approach, the positive effect of river dams on mitigating flood hazards to people.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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