Usefulness and limitations of global flood risk models

Philip J. Ward (), Brenden Jongman, Peter Salamon, Alanna Simpson, Paul Bates, Tom De Groeve, Sanne Muis, Erin Coughlan de Perez, Roberto Rudari, Mark A. Trigg and Hessel C. Winsemius
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Philip J. Ward: Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam
Brenden Jongman: Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam
Peter Salamon: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Alanna Simpson: Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, World Bank Group
Paul Bates: University of Bristol
Tom De Groeve: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Sanne Muis: Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam
Erin Coughlan de Perez: Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam
Roberto Rudari: CIMA Research Foundation
Mark A. Trigg: University of Bristol
Hessel C. Winsemius: Deltares

Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, issue 8, 712-715

Abstract: Global flood risk models were developed to identify risk hotspots in a world with increasing flood occurrence. Here we assess the ability and limitations of the current models and suggest what is needed moving forward.

Date: 2015
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