Mangrove forests can reduce the vulnerability of adjacent coastal lands from storm surges by slowing the flow of water. Although the potential utility of mangroves in disaster risk reduction is increasingly recognized by coastal managers, efficient use of this ecosystem-based protection is often hindered by the scarcity of location-specific information on the protective capacity of mangroves. This paper evaluates that capacity in seven coastal locations...
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INFORMACIÓN
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2017/11/21
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS8251
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2017/11/21
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Disclosed
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Mangroves as protection from storm surges in Bangladesh
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water flow