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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-3317-2014
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Research article
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19 Dec 2014
Research article |
| 19 Dec 2014
The Niger Delta's vulnerability to river floods due to sea level rise
Z. N. Musa
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands
I. Popescu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands
A. Mynett
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands
Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University Delft, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Assessing the sustainability of local resilience practices against sea level rise impacts on the lower Niger delta Z. Musa et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.06.016
- Vulnerability of Coastal Communities to Sea Level Rise in Brass Local Government Area, Nigeria Z. Efere & O. Ohwo https://doi.org/10.36263/nijest.2022.01.0338
- Flood vulnerability assessment using artificial neural networks in Muar Region, Johor Malaysia A. Wahab & A. Muhamad Ludin https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/169/1/012056
- Evaluating the significance of climate change on vegetation and coastal morphology in the Niger Delta through bibliometric analysis T. Arikpo et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-026-00575-6
- An integrative review of land subsidence dynamics and monitoring in Nigeria F. Ikuemonisan https://doi.org/10.1007/s44274-025-00296-6
- Assessment of the Coastal Vulnerability to the Ongoing Sea Level Rise for the Exquisite Rhodes Island (SE Aegean Sea, Greece) D. Vandarakis et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13162169
- Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Hydro-Geo-Morphological Factors and Anthropogenic Pressures: A Case Study of the Romanian Black Sea Coast Using a Tailored Coastal Vulnerability Index A. Spinu et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth6040158
- Terrestrial environmental sensitivity index mapping (TESIM) of the coastal areas of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria V. Wekpe et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02152
- Establishing factors of building vulnerability towards tsunami hazard L. Honesti et al. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201925803011
- Sedimentary records reveal two stages of evolution of the Abandoned Yellow River Delta from AD1128 to AD1855: vertical accretion and land-forming C. Xue et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44218-023-00023-9
- Response of waves and coastline evolution to climate variability off the Niger Delta coast during the past 110 years O. Dada et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.04.005
- Canalization induced topographic, hydrologic, and land use changes in Olero Creek, Benin River owing to petroleum exploration activities E. Ohimain & D. Eteh https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09319-0
- Land Use/Land Cover Change Detection and Assessment of Flood Susceptibility in the Niger Delta Region A. Tosin-Orimolade et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli14050108
- Vulnerability assessment of African coasts to sea level rise using GIS and remote sensing S. El-Shahat et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00639-8
- Computing Vegetation Indices from the Satellite Images Using GRASS GIS Scripts for Monitoring Mangrove Forests in the Coastal Landscapes of Niger Delta, Nigeria P. Lemenkova & O. Debeir https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11040871
- Simulated sea-level rise under future climate scenarios for the Atlantic Barrier lagoon coast of Nigeria using SimCLIM M. Oloyede et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/665/1/012068
- Applications of Open-Access Remotely Sensed Data for Flood Modelling and Mapping in Developing Regions I. Ekeu-wei & G. Blackburn https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology5030039
- Coastal Vulnerability Index sensitivity to shoreline position and coastal elevation parameters in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria E. Dike et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170830
- Coastal Vulnerability Assessment: A Case Study of the Nigerian Coastline M. Oloyede et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042097
- Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Extreme Weather Events in the Niger Delta Part of Nigeria I. Hassan et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology7010019
- Coastal vulnerability assessment of the West African coast to flooding and erosion O. Dada et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48612-5
- Vulnerability of the Nigerian coast: An insight into sea level rise owing to climate change and anthropogenic activities I. Danladi et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.07.019
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