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Articles | Volume 25, issue 11
Articles | Volume 25, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-4283-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-4283-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 11
Research article
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03 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 03 Nov 2025

Assessing effects of nature-based and other municipal adaptation measures on insured heavy rain damages

Vylon Ooms, Thijs Endendijk, Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts, W. J. Wouter Botzen, and Peter J. Robinson

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Intense rainfall events cause increasingly severe damages to urban areas globally. We use unique insurance claims data to study the effect of nature-based and other adaptation measures on damage. We compare an area in Amsterdam where measures have been implemented to a similar, adjacent area without measures using an innovative method. We find a significant reduction of damage where the adaptation measures were implemented. Urban areas can reduce rain damage by implementing adaptation measures.
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