Landslides
The term landslide or less frequently, landslip, refers to several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deep-seated slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows. However, influential narrower definitions restrict landslides to slumps and translational slides in rock and regolith, not involving fluidisation. This excludes falls, topples, lateral spreads, and mass flows from the definition.Landslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slope gradients, from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs or even underwater, in which case they are called submarine landslides. Gravity is the primary driving force …
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ACAPS · 23 November 2023 English
200 in southern Shan, and 40,000 in Mon as at 6 November. [...] As at November 2023, flooding and landslides during the monsoon season in Rakhine state This law has been used to restrict or deny the citizenship …
prior to 1823. As at November 2023, flooding and landslides during the monsoon season in Rakhine state This … also affected. In Namtu township, northern Shan, landslides and floods on 12 October Ukraine conflict and …
PIK: Potsdam-Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung · 22 November 2023 English
There is no doubt that land cover and climate changes have consequences on landslide activity, but it is still an open issue to assess and quantify their impacts. Wanzhou County …
that changes in heavy precipitation will affect landslides across regions. However, due to the lack of data … and Guzzetti, 2016), the specific responses of landslides (e.g. frequency, abundance and spatial loca- … on the influence of climate change on regional landslides (Ciervo et al., 2017; Shou and Lin, 2020). However … from in-depth analysis of this relationship to landslides is the tempo-spatial variability of climate change … precipitation and LULC have a range of effects on landslides, both factors are gener- ally studied separately …
FTSE Russell · 21 November 2023 English
Our third annual Net Zero Atlas provides an updated analysis of G20 countries’ climate targets, mitigation strategies, and physical risk exposures. The report outlines a refreshed evaluation of the ‘temperature …
expected, which could lead to severe flooding and landslides, and cause significant damage to urban areas …
World Bank Group · 18 November 2023 English
percent and 6 percent respectively.5 Floods and landslides are the most prevalent hazards;6 the frequency …
World Bank Group · 18 November 2023 English
Sri Lanka recognizes the crucial role of energy efficiency in advancing its development agenda, reaching carbon neutrality by 2050, and fostering a sustainable energy transition. Energy efficiency has long been …
high-intensity rainfalls followed by flash floods and landslides, and sea level rise. The coun- try’s economy …
World Bank Group · 17 November 2023 English
supported by the project, including: (i) flood and landslides protection; (ii) drinking water sources; (iii) … access to protection against flooding and/or landslides (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 17 November 2023 English
Post-disaster recovery entails physical or material reconstruction and the social and economic recovery of the affected communities.Navigating Resilient Post-Disaster Recovery in Asia and the Pacific addresses the importance of resilient …
people affected by landslides during the Kerala floods of 2018, the Kavalappara landslides of 2019, the relocation … are frequently affected by floods, storms, and landslides, so with many of its countries having large coastlines …
World Bank Group · 16 November 2023 English
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) aims to support DRC's efforts to achieve its development goals within a changing climate by quantifying the impacts of climate change on the …
Westfall, "More than 100 killed by floods and landslides in Congo's Kinshasa," Washington Post, December …
World Bank Group · 16 November 2023 English
Early Warning of High Impact Weather, Floods a nd Landslides Post Request for Bids Open - National Single … Early Warning of High Impact Weather, Floods a nd Landslides Post Request for Bids Open - National Single …
