MEACAM Research Report: Floods in Focus

“Floods in Focus” provides a high-level overview of flash and river flooding in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, including recent trends and its impact on displacement. The report contains river flood vulnerability maps, flood-induced displacement trends, and context-specific flood vulnerabilities identified by local key informants. The technical specification of the MEACAM flood prediction model and thresholding approach are also outlined.

The paper is intended to provide a broad overview of flash and river flooding and its human impact. The paper also identifies areas most vulnerable to river flooding and heavy rainfall, which would benefit the most from the MEACAM platform’s flood predictions to inform an early warning and/or early action.

"Floods in Focus” is one of four research papers for the ECHO-funded MEACAM project, which cover drought and flood hazards, hazard risk communication, and the early action and disaster risk reduction interventions that can be informed by data produced by the MEACAM platform.