Understanding floods from catchment to coast

People Involved

Dr David Milan D.Milan@hull.ac.uk
Reader in River Science

Runner-Up Award as part of the favourite exhibit at Into the Blue held in Manchester 2016

Sustainable Intensification of Rice Agriculture in Vulnerable Mega-Deltas: A Global Challenge’ May 1, 2017 - Apr 30, 2019
The world's major river deltas - hotspots of agricultural production that support rural livelihoods and feed much of the global population - are facing a major sustainability crisis. This is because they are under threat from being 'drowned' by risin... Read More about Sustainable Intensification of Rice Agriculture in Vulnerable Mega-Deltas: A Global Challenge’.

How do deep-ocean turbidity currents behave that form the largest sediment accumulations on Earth? Apr 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2025
Seafloor flows called turbidity currents form the largest sediment accumulations on Earth (submarine fans). They flushglobally significant amounts of sediment, organic carbon, nutrients and fresher-water into the deep ocean, and affect itsoxygen leve... Read More about How do deep-ocean turbidity currents behave that form the largest sediment accumulations on Earth?.

Morphodynamic Stickiness: the influence of physical and biological cohesion in sedimentary systems May 1, 2017 - Jan 31, 2023
Our coasts, estuaries, & low-land river environments are some of the most sensitive systems to sea-level rise & environmental change. In order to manage these systems, & adapt to future changes, we desperately need to be able to predict how they will... Read More about Morphodynamic Stickiness: the influence of physical and biological cohesion in sedimentary systems.

The resilience and sustainability of the Mekong delta to changes in water and sediment fluxes Jun 15, 2017 - Dec 14, 2019
The Mekong Delta is home to ~18M inhabitants and its ecosystem services provide >50% of the food (primarily rice and fish) and ~28% of the GDP for Vietnam’s ~92M people. Moreover, this productivity underpins food security across SE Asia, with Vietnam... Read More about The resilience and sustainability of the Mekong delta to changes in water and sediment fluxes.