Flood mapping with impacts of the flood releases and dam failure of large reservoirs in the Vu Gia - Thu Bon River basin
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Natural hazards are unusual natural phenomena that can cause damage to people, property, the environment, living conditions, and socio-economic activities. Currently, across the country, efforts are being made to prevent and control natural disasters. However, the damage caused by these natural disasters and floods tends to increase, and unusual phenomena become more and more extreme due to the following factors: global climate change, deforestation, and economic development that accelerates urbanization, industrialization, and the conversion of forest land into farmland. Floods and dam safety in river basins have been and are issues of social concern. Practical requirements in disaster reduction toward proactively responding to adverse situations that may occur in cases of flood discharge or dam failure and developing emergency response plans for floods in river basins to minimize the flood risks.
Author: Kieu Xuan Tuyen
Institution: Viện Khoa học Thủy lợi Việt Nam
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405592336