Evaluation of an early flood warning system in Bamako (Mali): Lessons learned from the flood of May 2019
Abstract Devastating floods have plagued many West African cities in the past decades. In an attempt to reduce flood damage in Bamako (Mali), an early warning system (EWS) demonstrator (Raincell App) was developed for flash floods. On 16 May 2019, while the demonstrator was partially operational, an...
Main Authors: | Nanée Chahinian, Matias Alcoba, Ndji dit Jacques Dembélé, Fréderic Cazenave, Christophe Bouvier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Flood Risk Management |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12878 |
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