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Spatially-explicit assessment of flood risk caused by climate change in South Korea
Abstract Identifying spatially-explicit risk is essential for efficient flood management with limited resources and budgets. We investigated national-scale relative flood risk for 139 sub-basins in South Korea under current and future climate conditions. A non-parametric index method was employed to calculate relative flood risk based on a sensitivity index, an exposure index, and an adaptive capacity index for each sub-basin. A dynamically downscaled climate simulation based on the A2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission scenario, provided by the Korean Meteorological Research Institute (METRI), was used to examine possible change in flood risk. The estimated flood risk generally agreed with historical flood damage. The highly vulnerable sub-basins had high exposure indices, reflecting frequent heavy rainfall, as well as high sensitivity indices due to dense population at low elevation. Although rainfall intensity and frequency is likely to increase under the A2 GHG emission scenario, the spatial pattern of relative flood risk did not change remarkably. Our results indicate that reducing flood sensitivity levels and enhancing the adaptive capacity in vulnerable regions will be critical aspects of climate change preparation in South Korea.
Spatially-explicit assessment of flood risk caused by climate change in South Korea
Abstract Identifying spatially-explicit risk is essential for efficient flood management with limited resources and budgets. We investigated national-scale relative flood risk for 139 sub-basins in South Korea under current and future climate conditions. A non-parametric index method was employed to calculate relative flood risk based on a sensitivity index, an exposure index, and an adaptive capacity index for each sub-basin. A dynamically downscaled climate simulation based on the A2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission scenario, provided by the Korean Meteorological Research Institute (METRI), was used to examine possible change in flood risk. The estimated flood risk generally agreed with historical flood damage. The highly vulnerable sub-basins had high exposure indices, reflecting frequent heavy rainfall, as well as high sensitivity indices due to dense population at low elevation. Although rainfall intensity and frequency is likely to increase under the A2 GHG emission scenario, the spatial pattern of relative flood risk did not change remarkably. Our results indicate that reducing flood sensitivity levels and enhancing the adaptive capacity in vulnerable regions will be critical aspects of climate change preparation in South Korea.
Spatially-explicit assessment of flood risk caused by climate change in South Korea
Jung, Il-Won (author) / Chang, Heejun (author) / Bae, Deg-Hyo (author)
KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering ; 17 ; 233-243
2013-01-01
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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