Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC) of SPC
Publication Place
UNKNOWN
Physical Description:
5p. : 29cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41278
Legacy PEIN ID:
81364
General Notes
Online only
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Flood risk - Management - Reduce
Floods - Disaster management - SamoaProtected areas
Protected areas - Oceania
Protected areas - Management
Catchment - Oceania - Pacific
Catchment - Samoa
Flood Risk
Reducing flood risk
Abstract
River flooding, especially flash floods, are a serious and frequent problem in Samoa and in particular Apia where steep catchments with rapid flood onsets are subject to frequent heavy rainfall events. The April 2001 flood event inundated large parts of Apia urban area within a negligible time lag from the beginning of the intense rainfall. The surrounding watersheds responded to the flash floods with combined overbank/overland flow. Approximately 5,000 local residents were directly affected by the flood and resulting damages were estimated in excess of WST$ 11 million. Such events are not rare for Samoa.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC) of SPC
Publication Place
UNKNOWN
Physical Description:
5p. : 29cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41278
Legacy PEIN ID:
81364
General Notes
Online only
Record Created: 19-May-2017
Record Modified: 17-Dec-2020