Extreme hydrological events and security
Authors:
- Z.W. Kundzewicz,
- Piotr Matczak
Abstract
Economic losses caused by hydrological extremes - floods and droughts - have been on the rise, worldwide. Hydrological extremes jeopardize human security and cause serious threats to human life and welfare and societal livelihood. Floods and droughts can undermine societies' security, understood as freedom from threat and the ability of societies to maintain their independent identity and their functional integrity against forces of change. Several dimensions of security are reviewed in the context of hydrological extremes. Floods and droughts pose a burden and serious challenges to the state, responsible to sustain economic development, societal and environmental security - the maintenance of ecosystem services, on which a society depends. It is shown that reduction of risk of hydrological disasters improves human security.
- Record ID
- UAM1761662ceafb406c86f8f13da997eb1a
- Author
- Journal series
- IAHS-AISH Proceedings and Reports, ISSN 0144-7815
- Issue year
- 2015
- Vol
- 369
- Pages
- 181-187
- DOI
- DOI:10.5194/piahs-369-181-2015 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- (en) English
- Score (nominal)
- 0
- Score source
- journalList
- Score
- Publication indicators
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- Citation count
- 13
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://researchportal.amu.edu.pl/info/article/UAM1761662ceafb406c86f8f13da997eb1a/
- URN
urn:amu-prod:UAM1761662ceafb406c86f8f13da997eb1a
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