Since the late 1960s it became clear that a more sustainable protection of people and
property from the negative impacts of natural hazards will require a more balanced use of …

Forest-driven water and energy cycles are poorly integrated into regional, national,
continental and global decision-making on climate change adaptation, mitigation, land use …

Ecosystems play a potentially important role in sustainably reducing the risk of disaster
events worldwide. Yet, to date, there are few comprehensive studies that summarize the …

Modifications to land can serve to jointly reduce risks of floods and droughts to people and to
ecosystems. Whether land modifications are implemented will depend on the willingness …

This study assesses future flood risk in the Niger River Basin (NRB), for the first time
considering the simultaneous effects of both projected climate change and land use …

Floods in India are regular phenomenon that occurs in almost all parts of the country,
causing significant damage to human lives, assets and ecosystem. Rapid change in weather …

Mountain areas are highly exposed to flood risks. The latter are increasing in the context of
climate change, urbanization, and land use changes. Non-structural approaches such as …

This study employed an operational monitoring network to measure soil moisture and runoff
behaviour continuously in the Alpine catchment Geroldsbach-Götzens, Austria. We …

The north-central region of Portugal has undergone significant land cover change since the
early 1900s, with large-scale replacement of natural vegetation types with plantation forests …

There is growing interest in the role of trees and forests in reducing the risk of flooding. The
establishment of forests and planting of trees changes surface and subsurface hydrology …