Installation of rock gabion check dams in burned mountainous streams to reduce erosion and sedimentation
Structural measures to mitigate post-fire hydrological risks in Cyprus using gabion check dams
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Detail description
Following the 2021 Melini-Arakapas fire, Cyprus's Water Development Department and Forestry Department implemented rock-filled gabion check dams in burned mountainous catchments to reduce peak discharge, control erosion, and protect reservoirs. These structures, strategically placed in steep, high-erosion areas using GIS-based risk assessment, trap sediments and prevent downstream sedimentation, preserving the Kalavasos reservoir’s storage capacity and safeguarding water quality.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
ResAlliance
Landscape resilience knowledge alliance for agriculture and forestry in the Mediterranean basin
- Location
- Cyprus
- Authors
- Klelia Vasiliou, Matthieu Jost, Pierantonios Papazoglou, George Boustras, Kostas Aristeidou
- Purpose
- Dissemination
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Apr 30, 2024
- Origin language
- French
- Official project website
- ResAlliance
- License
- CC BY-NC-ND
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