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Assessing Vulnerability to Flash Floods in Greater Khartoum, Sudan: An Integrated Approach.

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Last updated: 11 May 2025

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Environmental Earth Sciences.

Abstract

The research paper investigates the vulnerability of Greater Khartoum to flash floods triggered by intense rainstorms, which may become more frequent due to climate change and sand dunes/encroachment. The study uses geo-environmental mapping, observational fieldwork, Remote Sensing, GIS techniques, watershed analysis, and climatic data interpretation to identify the area as more susceptible to flash floods than to river flooding and sand dunes/encroachment. A multi-hazard impact assessment was performed using natural and human causative factors. Integrated geological, climatic, and land use factors were discussed. The growth of the Khartoum, Omdurman, and Khartoum Bahri areas without proper urban and agricultural plans has created severe negative impacts on public communities and cultural heritage in archaeological sites west of the White Nile banks. The paper proposes two geomorphological risk models: Nile floodplain/terraces (N) and hilly deserts (H) for risk assessment. The complex nature of risk assessment due to changeable environmental factors necessitates an integrated approach. The study also suggests multiple management procedures to mitigate the predicted negative impacts of runoff floods due to the area's changeable land use and climate conditions.

DOI

10.21608/egjg.2025.370827.1108

Keywords

Greater Khartoum, Geohazards, Landforms, controlling factors, sand dunes, integrated causative factors, human activities impact, watershed analysis, multiple risk assessment, integrated models

Authors

First Name

Noreldeen

Last Name

Abakar

MiddleName

Hassan

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Cairo University, Egypt

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noreldeenart@gmail.com

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Al-Anbaawy

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Cairo University, Egypt

Email

dr.melanbaawy@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

El Sheikh

Last Name

Abdelrahman

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Faculty of Petroleum and Minerals, Al Neelain Unversity, Sudan

Email

damsmine@gmail.com

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First Name

Tamer

Last Name

Nassar

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-

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt

Email

nassart@cu.edu.eg

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Volume

69

Article Issue

1

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51931

Issue Date

2025-12-01

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2025-03-24

Publish Date

2025-12-01

Page Start

83

Page End

100

Print ISSN

0022-1384

Online ISSN

2805-2617

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2,013

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Geology

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https://egjg.journals.ekb.eg/

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Assessing Vulnerability to Flash Floods in Greater Khartoum, Sudan: An Integrated Approach.

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11 May 2025