2020
DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2020.545880
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Mountain Riverine Floods in Ecuador: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities

Abstract: Increasing urbanization and development along rivers, together with climate change, exacerbate future flood risk in Ecuador. Current policy strategies in the highlands greatly need improvement. Politicians must rethink if the governmental environmental institutions and inhabitants of the highlands are prepared to respond to future small-and large-scale flood episodes. The purpose of this paper is to identify the issues facing flood risk management (FRM) in the Ecuadorian highlands with a view to finding approa… Show more

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“…The potential for floods in highlands is realistic and often responsible for flooding at lower elevations. It is well known that steep topographies under intense rainfalls produce highvelocity discharges accompanied by the transport of sediments and debris, which often cause flooding in downstream valleys, where the human settlements and infrastructures are located [29,30]. Moreover, articles reporting flood studies in frost and above snow-line zones are mostly related to glacial lake outburst flood hazards, since they have recently been recognized for their catastrophic societal and geomorphic impact [31].…”
Section: Altitudementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The potential for floods in highlands is realistic and often responsible for flooding at lower elevations. It is well known that steep topographies under intense rainfalls produce highvelocity discharges accompanied by the transport of sediments and debris, which often cause flooding in downstream valleys, where the human settlements and infrastructures are located [29,30]. Moreover, articles reporting flood studies in frost and above snow-line zones are mostly related to glacial lake outburst flood hazards, since they have recently been recognized for their catastrophic societal and geomorphic impact [31].…”
Section: Altitudementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The concentration and growth of population in urban areas increase the level of exposure to adverse natural events, in particular the evolution of the informal settlement areas [23], [24]. Quito is situated in a watershed basin in a mountainous area that is highly vulnerable to flooding, especially flooding that is triggered by heavy rainfall events [25]. The combination of small catchments with large areas of impervious surfaces and short flow concentration timing causes rivers to rapidly overflow into the built environment and for drainage systems to collapse [26].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…RESULTADOS de los riesgos a los que se exponen los colectivos (Krishnamurthy et al, 2016;Zinn, 2021). Una vez reconocido estos riesgos es necesario evaluar y medir la percepción del riesgo (FA=1.1) en los actores y tomadores de decisión para aumentar la eficacia de la intervención (Peres et al, 2006;Pinos y Timbe, 2020;Gwenzi y Rzymski, 2021).…”
Section: Factores Clave Para Una Mejor Comunicación De Riesgos Y De C...unclassified
“…Por último, es importante destacar que la comunicación de riesgos es un factor que influye en el cambio de comportamientos y actitudes frente a distintos riesgos (Vallejos Romero, 2012;Melo y Cabral, 2020;Diniz et al, 2021). Por consiguiente, contribuye al logro de distintas metas (FA=1.4) como la reducción de riesgos de desastres y crisis humanitarias, la generación de resiliencia en la comunidad, y la generación de confianza sobre los gestores (Marín et al, 2020;Pinos y Timbe, 2020;Voos y Marques, 2020;Dada et al, 2021;Zinn, 2021).…”
Section: Factores Clave Para Una Mejor Comunicación De Riesgos Y De C...unclassified
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