Currently, roughly half of worlds ~8 billion people are estimated to experience severe water scarcity for at least some part of the year due to climatic and non-climatic factors . Since the 1970s, 44% of all disaster events have been flood-related. Not surprisingly, a large share of adaptation interventions  are forged in response to water-related hazards . 
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