Climate change impact on flood hazard, vulnerability and risk of the Long Xuyen Quadrangle in the Mekong Delta

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-120

  Dinh, Q ^a   Balica, S ^a   Popescu, I ^a   Jonoski, A ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate Change; Flood Hazard; Flood Modelling; Flood Risk; Flood Vulnerability; Vietnamese Mekong Delta

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FOOD SECURITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; VULNERABILITY;

MEKONG DELTA; VIET NAM;

EID: 84863662214     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2012.663383     Document Type: Article

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