@article{fdi:010092853,
  title = {{R}iverine communities in the {C}entral {A}mazon are largely subject to erosion and sedimentation risk},
  author = {{Z}umak, {A}. and {F}assoni-{A}ndrade, {A}. {C}. and {P}ereira, {H}. {C}. and {P}apa, {F}abrice and {S}ilva, {P}. {D}. and do {N}ascimento, {A}. {C}. {S}. and {F}leischmann, {A}. {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}edimentary processes cause large changes in riverscapes and alter river banks and margins, leading to major hazards for riverine communities. {H}owever, regional mapping of the resulting risk remains scarce, especially in remote {A}mazon regions. {H}ere, we combine environmental observations with regional socioeconomic information to map erosion and sedimentation risk for {C}entral {A}mazon river-floodplain communities. {W}e combine long-term trends of open water changes (sedimentation/erosion hazard) with exposure (population size) and social vulnerability (socio-economic indices) to estimate risk at each community. {H}alf of the region's population, located either in uplands or floodplains, is subject to an unstable riverscape, with 18.5% of the communities affected by sedimentation processes and 26% by erosion. {W}e identified four communities (out of 51 assessed) at very high risk, and seven at high-to-moderate risk. {W}e highlight the need to include sedimentary processes in disaster management strategies in the changing river landscapes of the {A}mazon.},
  keywords = {{AMAZONIE} ; {AMAZONE} {FLEUVE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}ommunications {E}arth and {E}nvironment},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {92 [15 p.]},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1038/s43247-025-02058-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092853},
}