The monetary benefit of early flood warnings in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12665196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Florian Pappenberger (0000-0003-1766-2898, University of Bristol, corresponding author), Hannah Cloke (0000-0002-1472-868X, University of Reading), Hannah L Cloke, Dennis J Parker (Middlesex University), Fredrik Wetterhall (0000-0001-5331-9064, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts), David Richardson (0000-0002-1864-3907), David S Richardson (0000-0002-5182-7898, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts), Jutta Thielen (Joint Research Centre) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Pages | 278-291 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Science & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1462-9011 • E-ISSN: 1873-6416 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.04.016 |
| OpenAlex | W340672807 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 56 |
Effective disaster risk management relies on science-based solutions to close the gap between prevention and preparedness measures. The consultation on the United Nations post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction highlights the need for cross-border early warning systems to strengthen the preparedness phases of disaster risk management, in order to save lives and property and reduce the overall impact of severe events. Continental and global scale flood forecasting systems provide vital early flood warning information to national and international civil protection authorities, who can use this information to make decisions on how to prepare for upcoming floods. Here the potential monetary benefits of early flood warnings are estimated based on the forecasts of the continental-scale European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) using existing flood damage cost information and calculations of potential avoided flood damages. The benefits are of the order of 400 Euro for every 1 Euro invested. A sensitivity analysis is performed in order to test the uncertainty in the method and develop an envelope of potential monetary benefits of EFAS warnings. The results provide clear evidence that there is likely a substantial monetary benefit in this cross-border continental-scale flood early warning system. This supports the wider drive to implement early warning systems at the continental or global scale to improve our resilience to natural hazards
Business · Cartography · Damages · Early warning system · Economic growth · Economics · Emergency management · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Flood myth · Flood warning · Geography · Meteorology · Natural disaster · Political science · Preparedness · Resilience (materials science · Risk analysis (engineering · Risk management · Scale (ratio · Warning system · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Hydrology and Drought Analysis · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research · Finance
Climate Disaster Preparedness
Weather Forecast Perceptions of Saudi Arabian Citizens
Modeling the Dynamics of Social Preparedness with Regional Interactions to Explore Efficient Flood Early Warning Systems
A Web GIS Platform to Modeling, Simulate and Analyze Flood Events
Early warning, adaptation to extreme weather, and attenuation of economic losses
Em-Dat
Are traditional hazard-based weather warnings anticipating local impact
Identifying societal challenges in flood early warning systems
Cost-benefit analysis of flood early warning system in the Karnali River Basin of Nepal
A cost-benefit analysis of flood early warning system
Dynamic flood evacuation modelling for coastal cities
Effects of disaster risk reduction on socio-economic development and poverty reduction
Assessment of pre-simulated scenarios as a non-structural measure for flood management in case of levee-breach inundations
Public preferences for flood warning improvements
Bridging gaps, saving lives
Reevaluating the benefit of flood risk management for flood-prone livelihoods
Benefit–Cost Analysis of Low-Cost Flood Inundation Sensors
Economic Value of Flood Forecasts and Early Warning Systems
Flood Impacts on Civil Infrastructure Systems
Scalable and Sustainable
Sistema de alerta de desastre baseado no CEP
How do I know if I’ve improved my continental scale flood early warning system
Flood risk assessment in Limbe (Cameroon) using a GIS weighed sum method
Spatiotemporal changes of manufacturing firms in the flood prone Yangtze Delta
Flood data platform governance
Adapting or maladapting
Building resilience to climate risks through social protection
On Measuring Economic Values for Nature
Assessing flood risk at the global scale
Modelling the potential damage-reducing benefits of flood warnings using European cases
Can natural disasters have positive consequences? Investigating the role of embodied technical change
Improving flood forecasts for better flood preparedness in the UK (and beyond)
| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |