Alejandra Gijón Mancheño, Vincent Vuik, Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck, Sebastiaan N. Jonkman et al.
Mangrove forests reduce wave attack along tropical and sub-tropical coastlines, decreasing the wave loads acting on coastal protection structures. Mangrove belts seaward of embankments can therefore lower their required height and decrease their slope protection thickness. Wave reduction by mangrove...
Alejandra Gijón Mancheño, P.M.J. Herman, Sebastiaan N. Jonkman, Swarna Kazi et al.
Mangroves protect coastal areas against hazards like storms or cyclones by attenuating waves and currents, and by trapping floating debris during extreme events. Bangladesh is a very vulnerable country to floods and cyclones, and part of its coastal system is thus being upgraded to a higher safety s...
Alejandra Gijón Mancheño, Bramka Arga Jafino, Bas Hofland, Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck et al.
Mangroves have been used for coastal protection in Bangladesh since the 1960s, but their integration with embankment designs has not been fully explored. This paper investigates the effect of existing mangroves on required embankment performance, with a focus on the wave-damping effect of mangroves....
Swarna Kazi, Ignacio Urrutia, Mathijs van Ledden, Jean Henry Laboyrie et al.
As the World Bank and government of Bangladesh celebrate 50 years of development cooperation this year, a key highlight is the journey towards addressing climate change and improving the resilience of the coastal zone. From the outset, the World Bank has been a long-standing partner in the governmen...
Alejandra Gijón Mancheño, Luke Brander, Bramka Arga Jafino, Ignacio Urrutia et al.
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events due to its frequent exposure to floods and extensive low-lying areas. Coastal flood risks are expected to increase due climate change. Therefore, Bangladesh has been upgrading its coastal embankment system to enhance flood safety. This initia...
Alejandra Gijón Mancheño, Vincent Vuik, Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck, Sebastiaan N. Jonkman et al.
Abstract Mangrove forests reduce wave attack along tropical coastlines, decreasing the design requirements of coastal embankments. Wave reduction by mangroves depends on their surface area and stability against storms, but both aspects are often oversimplified or neglected in coastal protection desi...
Alejandra Gijón Mancheño, Mathijs van Ledden, Vincent Vuik, Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck et al.
This paper investigates how mangrove \n foreshores can be integrated into embankment designs in \n Bangladesh. The effect of mangroves on surges has already \n been studied for the design conditions of Bangladesh. \n However, the impact of wave attenuation by mangroves on \n emba...