Soil degradation and altered flood risk as a consequence of deforestation

M. J. de la Paix; L. Lanhai; C. Xi; S. Ahmed; A. Varenyam

doi:10.1002/ldr.1147

Soil degradation and altered flood risk as a consequence of deforestation

M. J. de la Paix, L. Lanhai^*, C. Xi, S. Ahmed, A. Varenyam

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Abstract

The primary objective of this study was to analyze soil degradation and altered flood risks as a consequence of deforestation. The results showed that the use of fuelwood and competition for agriculture land are the main causes of deforestation, which leads to increased soil erosion and floods. The consequences and the societal risks from floods are quantified. This study indicates that the numbers of fatalities and mortality per river flood event are lower compared with those caused by flash floods.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	478-485
Number of pages	8
Journal	Land Degradation and Development
Volume	24
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.1147
State	Published - Sep 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Climate change
Deforestation
Environment
Erosion
Flood risks
Rwanda

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