Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 9
Articles | Volume 25, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-3161-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-3161-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 9
Research article
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09 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 09 Sep 2025

Climate change impacts on floods in West Africa: new insight from two large-scale hydrological models

Serigne Bassirou Diop, Job Ekolu, Yves Tramblay, Bastien Dieppois, Stefania Grimaldi, Ansoumana Bodian, Juliette Blanchet, Ponnambalam Rameshwaran, Peter Salamon, and Benjamin Sultan

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West Africa is very vulnerable to river floods. Current flood hazards are poorly understood due to limited data. This study is filling this knowledge gap using recent databases and two regional hydrological models to analyze changes in flood risk under two climate scenarios. Results show that most areas will see more frequent and severe floods, with some increasing by over 45 %. These findings stress the urgent need for climate-resilient strategies to protect communities and infrastructure.
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