Abstract
 Identifying Global Natural Disaster Hotspots Track: Disaster Mangagement and Emergency Response Author(s): Greg Yetman, Robert Chen The World Bank and Columbia University have developed a report on, and global database of, natural disaster "hotspots" (areas where the risk of natural disasters are particularly high). The report assesses two outcomes--mortality and economic losses--based on the global distribution of six hazards: earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, drought, and cyclones. The database includes the sub-national geographic distribution of the six hazards, population, and economic productivity, as well as national-level hazard-related mortality and economic impacts. This presentation will describe the layers collected in the database, methods used in the integration of these layers, and summarize the results. Greg Yetman Columbia University CIESIN 61 Route 9W PO Box 1000 Palisades , NY 10964 US Phone: 845-365-8982 E-mail: gyetman@ciesin.columbia.edu Robert Chen Columbia University CIESIN 61 Route 9W Palisades, NY , NY 10964 US Phone: 845-365-8988 E-mail: bchen@ciesin.columbia.edu |
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