Modelling direct flood losses: what can we learn from the July 2021 flood in the Meuse basin (Belgium)?

Performing flood risk assessment requires flood damage models which guide the development of flood risk reduction strategies. Despite increasing efforts on damage models development, spatial transferability and validation remain challenging due to a lack of reliable empirical data as well as the heterogeneity of possibly affected assets and economic context. (Scorzini, et al. 2022) In July 2021, Belgium suffered an extreme flood event, with about three months of precipitation volume experienced just in two days, in the Eastern part of the country. The event caused severe damage to residential... Mehr ...