Climate risk · Rationale

Flood

Hydrological hazard characterised by the overflowing of the normal confines of a stream or other water body, or the accumulation of water over areas not normally submerged. Sub-types include fluvial, pluvial, flash, coastal, and glacial lake outburst floods.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGII Glossary: Flood · reference

Synonyms

inundation, submergence, flooding, Stagnant flooding

Broader

Hydrological hazard

Narrower

Fluvial flood, Pluvial flood, Coastal flood, Flash flood, Glacial lake outburst flood

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Example of use

IRRI Sub1 and next-generation flood-tolerant rice varieties target submergence and stagnant flooding in rice-growing communities.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_122 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_122
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_122)