What is it about?
Heavy rainfall and landslides can block roads, isolate communities, and disrupt access to essential services. This study identifies the road sections in western Panama that are most vulnerable to landslides, helping decision-makers understand where future disruptions are most likely to occur and where preventive action should be prioritized.
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Why is it important?
Road networks are vital for access to healthcare, education, markets, and emergency services. By identifying landslide hotspots before disasters occur, this research can help reduce infrastructure damage, improve public safety, and strengthen climate resilience through targeted planning and investment.
Perspectives
This research demonstrates how advanced mapping and modelling can support proactive disaster risk reduction. The findings provide practical evidence for infrastructure planning and can be applied in other mountainous, climate-vulnerable regions facing similar landslide risks. Future work could integrate climate change projections and early-warning systems to further enhance road corridor resilience.
Petiangma Dereck Mbeh
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This page is a summary of: Ensemble frequency ratio-maximum entropy landslide susceptibility modelling for climate‑resilient road corridors in Bocas del Toro and Chiriquí, Panama, PLOS One, November 2026, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0362084.
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