Post-Flood Resilience Assessment of July 2021 Flood in Western Germany and Henan, China

This post-flood resilience assessment seeks to determine the impact of the flood on the area, the duration it took to recover, the effectiveness of the measures taken to reduce the risk of flooding, and ways to enhance flood resilience. The extreme flood events in western Germany and Henan, China, in July 2021 exposed climate vulnerability.

Post-flood resilience assessment grading shows that Germany was more impacted and took longer to restore essential services than Henan, China. The Flood Resilience Index shows that resilience levels of both countries are low. It revealed that more knowledge of such extreme circumstances is urgently required, along with increasing public awareness and risk perception of these scenarios and their consequences, early warning systems, preparedness, emergency response, and risk insurance.