@article{fdi:010092220, title = {{C}oastal flooding in {A}sian megadeltas : recent advances, persistent challenges, and call for actions amidst local and global changes}, author = {{B}ecker, {M}. and {S}eeger, {K}. and {P}aszkowski, {A}. and {M}arcos, {M}. and {P}apa, {F}abrice and {A}lmar, {R}afa{\¨e}l and {B}ates, {P}. and {F}rance-{L}anord, {C}. and {H}ossain, {S}. and {K}han, {M}d {J}amal {U}ddin and {K}aregar, {M}. {A}. and {K}arpytchev, {M}. and {L}ong, {N}. and {M}inderhoud, {P}. {S}. {J}. and {N}eal, {J}. and {N}icholls, {R}. {J}. and {S}yvitski, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}sian megadeltas, specifically the {G}anges-{B}rahmaputra-{M}eghna, {I}rrawaddy, {C}hao {P}hraya, {M}ekong, and {R}ed {R}iver deltas host half of the world's deltaic population and are vital for {A}sian countries' ecosystems and food production. {T}hese deltas are extremely vulnerable to global change. {A}ccelerating relative sea-level rise, combined with rapid socio-economic development intensifies these vulnerabilities and calls for a comprehensive understanding of current and future coastal flood dynamics. {H}ere we provide a state-of-the-art on the current knowledge and recent advances in quantifying and understanding the drivers of coastal flood-related hazards in these deltas. {W}e discuss the environmental and physical drivers, including climate influence, hydrology, oceanography, geomorphology, and geophysical processes and how they interact from short to long-term changes, including during extreme events. {W}e also jointly examine how human disturbances, with catchment interventions, land use changes and resource exploitations, contribute to coastal flooding in the deltas. {T}hrough a systems perspective, we characterize the current state of the deltaic systems and provide essential insights for shaping their sustainable future trajectories regarding the multifaceted challenges of coastal flooding.}, keywords = {coastal flooding ; {A}sian megadeltas ; {ASIE} {DU} {SUD} ; {INDE} ; {BANGLADESH} ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {MYANMAR} ; {THAILANDE} ; {CAMBODGE} ; {GANGE} ; {BRAHMAPOUTRE} ; {MEGHNA} {DELTA} ; {IRRAWADDY} {DELTA} ; {CHAO} {PHRAYA} {DELTA} ; {MEKONG} {DELTA} ; {FLEUVE} {ROUGE} {DELTA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{R}eviews of {G}eophysics}, volume = {62}, numero = {4}, pages = {e2024{RG}000846 [45 p.]}, ISSN = {8755-1209}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1029/2024rg000846}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092220}, }