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1 Busayo, E. T.; Kalumba, A. M.; Afuye, G. A.; Olusola, A. O.; Ololade, O. O.; Orimoloye, I. R. 2022. Rediscovering South Africa: flood disaster risk management through ecosystem-based adaptation. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 14:100175. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2022.100175]
Flooding ; Disaster risk management ; Climate change adaptation ; Ecosystem services ; Urban areas ; Risk assessment ; Human activity ; Biodiversity ; Vegetation ; Infrastructure ; Communities / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051059)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972722000071/pdfft?md5=942f7eca9e5a5d51bed1c893cadd0651&pid=1-s2.0-S2665972722000071-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051059.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051059.pdf
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The emergence of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) has created a shift from the conventional adaptation approaches often accompanied by high costs, including conflicting interests associated with the dense urban fabric and inflexibility. Therefore, EbA presents a potential for more comprehensive, cost-efficient, multifunctional and multidimensional measures in flood disaster risk management. Essentially, EbA integrates biodiversity and ecosystem services as an approach to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. This study adopts descriptive and exploratory analytical approaches aimed at assessing the trends of flood events in South Africa and their potential risk management through EbA. The study reveals that between 1959 and 2019, several major floods have occurred, resulting in losses of life and livelihoods and significant infrastructure damages among others. Recovery has taken years and needed continuous investment. Unfortunately, many communities have not been able to “bounce back/bounce forward”, despite all these efforts. This study revealed that EbA strategies can be instituted regionally and nationally to offer efficient flood disaster adaptation or mitigation in flood-prone areas. In general, utilising EbA can stabilise or reduce flood impacts, minimise environmental impacts and damages associated with flood disasters by developing innovative EbA strategies. Therefore, the study recommends an increased awareness of EbA strategies to enhance universal adoption in ameliorating flood risk.
2 Arheimer, B.; Cudennec, C.; Castellarin, A.; Grimaldi, S.; Heal, K. V.; Lupton, C.; Sarkar, A.; Tian, F.; Onema, J.-M. K.; Archfield, S.; Blöschl, G.; Chaffe, P. L. B.; Croke, B. F. W.; Dembélé, Moctar; Leong, C.; Mijic, A.; Mosquera, G. M.; Nlend, B.; Olusola, A. O.; Polo, M. J.; Sandells, M.; Sheffield, J.; van Hateren, T. C.; Shafiei, M.; Adla, S.; Agarwal, A.; Aguilar, C.; Andersson, J. C. M.; Andraos, C.; Andreu, A.; Avanzi, F.; Bart, R. R.; Bartosova, A.; Batelaan, O.; Bennett, J. C.; Bertola, M.; Bezak, N.; Boekee, J.; Bogaard, T.; Booij, M. J.; Brigode, P.; Buytaert, W.; Bziava, K.; Castelli, G.; Castro, C. V.; Ceperley, N. C.; Chidepudi, S. K. R.; Chiew, F. H. S.; Chun, K. P.; Dagnew, A. G.; Dekongmen, B. W.; del Jesus, M.; Dezetter, A.; do Nascimento Batista, J. A.; Doble, R. C.; Dogulu, N.; Eekhout, J. P. C.; Elçi, A.; Elenius, M.; Finger, D. C.; Fiori, A.; Fischer, S.; Förster, K.; Ganora, D.; Ellouze, E. G.; Ghoreishi, M.; Harvey, N.; Hrachowitz, M.; Jampani, Mahesh; Jaramillo, F.; Jongen, H. J.; Kareem, K. Y.; Khan, U. T.; Khatami, S.; Kingston, D. G.; Koren, G.; Krause, S.; Kreibich, H.; Lerat, J.; Liu, J.; de Brito, M. M.; Mahé, G.; Makurira, H.; Mazzoglio, P.; Merheb, M.; Mishra, A.; Mohammad, H.; Montanari, A.; Mujere, N.; Nabavi, E.; Nkwasa, A.; Alegria, M. E. O.; Orieschnig, C.; Ovcharuk, V.; Palmate, S. S.; Pande, S.; Pandey, S.; Papacharalampous, G.; Pechlivanidis, I.; Penny, G.; Pimentel, R.; Post, D. A.; Prieto, C.; Razavi, S.; Salazar-Galán, S.; Namboothiri, A. S.; Santos, P. P.; Savenije, H.; Shanono, N. J.; Sharma, A.; Sivapalan, M.; Smagulov, Z.; Szolgay, J.; Teng, J.; Teuling, A. J.; Teutschbein, C.; Tyralis, H.; van Griensven, A.; van Schalkwyk, A. J.; van Tiel, M.; Viglione, A.; Volpi, E.; Wagener, T.; Wang-Erlandsson, L.; Wens, M.; Xia, J. 2024. The IAHS science for solutions decade, with Hydrology Engaging Local People IN a Global world (HELPING). Hydrological Sciences Journal, 50p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2024.2355202]
Hydrology ; Water scarcity ; Transdisciplinary research ; Local knowledge ; Water security ; Prediction ; Anthropocene ; Stakeholders ; Sustainable Development Goals
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052865)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/02626667.2024.2355202?needAccess=true
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052865.pdf
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The new scientific decade (2023-2032) of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) aims at searching for sustainable solutions to undesired water conditions - may it be too little, too much or too polluted. Many of the current issues originate from global change, while solutions to problems must embrace local understanding and context. The decade will explore the current water crises by searching for actionable knowledge within three themes: global and local interactions, sustainable solutions and innovative cross-cutting methods. We capitalise on previous IAHS Scientific Decades shaping a trilogy; from Hydrological Predictions (PUB) to Change and Interdisciplinarity (Panta Rhei) to Solutions (HELPING). The vision is to solve fundamental water-related environmental and societal problems by engaging with other disciplines and local stakeholders. The decade endorses mutual learning and co-creation to progress towards UN sustainable development goals. Hence, HELPING is a vehicle for putting science in action, driven by scientists working on local hydrology in coordination with local, regional, and global processes.
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