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Research article
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14 Jun 2021
Research article |
| 14 Jun 2021
| 14 Jun 2021
Predicting social and health vulnerability to floods in Bangladesh
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Climate Hazards Center, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Hassan Ahmadul
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, the Hague, the Netherlands
Jonathan Patz
Global Health Institute, Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, and Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Paul Block
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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This article assesses the thematic and composite social and health vulnerability of Bangladesh to floods. Tailored vulnerability, weighted by flood forecast and satellite inundation, can be used to predict the massive impacts of the August 2017 flood event. This approach has several advantages and practical implications, including the potential to promote targeted and coordinated disaster management and health practices.
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