Flood risk management in the Yangtze River basin —Comparison of 1998 and 2020 events

China is a country that is significantly affected by and sensitive to global climate change. Floods are one of the major natural disasters in China, and they occur with high frequency and wide impact in the country, causing serious losses. Since the 1990s, they have become more frequent. China has made remarkable achievements in flood risk management, but the problems and challenges of this in the context of climate change and urbanization are...