Description:
"Abstract. Dams as well as protective dikes and levees are critical infrastructures whose associated risk must be properly
managed in a continuous and updated process. Usually, dam safety management has been carried out assuming stationary
10 climatic and non-climatic conditions. However, the projected alterations due to climate change are likely to affect different
factors driving dam risk. Although some reference institutions develop guidance for including climate change in their
decision support strategies, related information is still vast and scattered and its application to specific analyses such as dam
safety assessments remains a challenge.
This article presents a comprehensive and multidisciplinary review of the impacts of climate change susceptible to affect
15 dam safety. The global effect can be assessed through the integration of the various projected effects acting on each aspect of
the risk, from the input hydrology to the calculation of the consequences of the flood wave on population and assets at risk.
This will provide useful information for dam owners and dam safety practitioners in their decision-making process."
Source/publisher:
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Date of Publication:
2018-05-18
Date of entry:
2018-06-21
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English