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19 May 2023 Mountain Resilience: A Tool for Mudflow Risk Management in the Ile Alatau Mountains, Kazakhstan
Ainur Mussina, Zhanar Raimbekova, Maria Shahgedanova, Martina Barandun, Karakoz Narbayeva, Assel Abdullayeva, Aiman Nyssanbayeva
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Abstract

The densely populated central part of the Ile Alatau mountains is one of the most mudflow-prone areas of Kazakhstan. Implementation of protection measures, early warning systems, and risk management plans is crucial to protect livelihoods and infrastructure from damage caused by mudflows. Increasing harm and damage from mudflows in recent decades—due to more frequent events, as well as increased economic development of the area—has made the establishment and implementation of a mudflow risk management system a priority. The effectiveness of such a system largely depends on the scientific validity of the management plan and hence is determined by the level of knowledge of the physical processes triggering such events. This knowledge is based on information that must be collected, analyzed, and systematized. However, such data are not easy to access; they are scattered over different archives and research institutes or simply missing. In recent years, scientific monographs, articles, and reports have been published that attempt to collect and systematize data on mudflow phenomena in general. These efforts provide a basis for further work but are often not readily available for use. This article presents the updateable, interactive, intelligent information system “Mudflow phenomena of the central part of the Ile Alatau” that links cartographic information with data on mudflow formation centers. This system concentrates and collates existing knowledge, making it accessible to stakeholders and decision-makers who can turn this knowledge into suitable applications for adaptive and sustainable risk management.

Ainur Mussina, Zhanar Raimbekova, Maria Shahgedanova, Martina Barandun, Karakoz Narbayeva, Assel Abdullayeva, and Aiman Nyssanbayeva "Mountain Resilience: A Tool for Mudflow Risk Management in the Ile Alatau Mountains, Kazakhstan," Mountain Research and Development 43(1), D1-D10, (19 May 2023). https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-22-00004
Received: 25 May 2022; Accepted: 6 March 2023; Published: 19 May 2023
KEYWORDS
GIS technology
interactive map
Kazakhstan
mudflow database
mudflow formation center
mudflow risk management
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