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  • Climate
    Environment

    Indonesia coastal flood hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 21, 2023
    Countries:
    Indonesia
    Views:
    158
    Coastal flood inundation layers for Indonesia. The inundation estimates were computed using a GIS-based planar approach, which uses extreme water levels from the DIVA model and a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) as inputs. Extreme water...
  • Environment

    Ethiopia earthquake hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Ethiopia
    Views:
    264
    These seismic data were created by a consortium formed of Risk Engineering and Design (RED) and Evaluación de Riesgos Naturales (ERN), as part of a multi-hazard national risk assessment and risk profile development, conducted by GFDRR...
  • Environment

    East Africa coastal flood hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    South Sudan
    Views:
    93
    This dataset has been clipped from the GAR15 storm surge model by GFDRR for inclusion into ThinkHazard! The tropical cyclonic strong wind and storm surge model use information from 2594 historical tropical cyclones, topography, terrain...
  • Environment

    Indonesia tsunami hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Indonesia
    Views:
    158
    Original PTHA datasets are from GeoScience Australia. Probabilistic tsunami hazard assessments (PTHA) are analogous to probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA) which is the global standard for defining ground shaking levels for...
  • Environment

    Seychelles river flood hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Seychelles
    Views:
    99
    The goal of the South West Indian Ocean Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (SWIO RAFI) is to improve the resiliency and capacity of the island states through the creation of disaster risk financing strategies. A key component of...
  • Environment

    Saint Louis (Senegal) - Flood Hazard Map (ESA EO4SD-Urban) Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Senegal
    Views:
    142
    For the urban and peri-urban area of St. Louis, three main flood scenarios have to be considered: a. Fluvial floods (seasonal floods from the Senegal River) after heavy tropical rains in the upper part of the catchment area (mainly from...
  • Climate
    Environment

    Global river flood hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 25, 2023
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates
    Views:
    633
    Riverine flood hazard: The GAR 15 global flood hazard assessment uses a probabilistic approach for modelling riverine flood major river basins around the globe. The main steps in this methodology consists of: Compiling a global database...
  • Energy demand
    Environment

    Global Energy Review: CO2 Emissions in 2021 Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 27, 2023
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    215
    The database is subject to the IEA’s Terms and Conditions, available at https://www.iea.org/terms. The global CO2 emissions and energy demand numbers are based on the IEA’s detailed region-by-region and fuel-by-fuel analysis, drawing on...
  • Environment

    Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy Highlights Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 22, 2022
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    156
    The database is subject to the IEA’s Terms and Conditions, available at https://www.iea.org/terms. This free extract from Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy (previously called CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion) contains an extensive...
  • Environment

    Global coastal flood hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates
    Views:
    125
    The tropical cyclonic strong wind and storm surge model use information from 2594 historical tropical cyclones, topography, terrain roughness, and bathymetry. The historical tropical cyclones used in GAR15 cyclone wind and storm surge...
  • Environment

    Dakar (Senegal) - Flood Hazard Map (ESA EO4SD-Urban) Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Senegal
    Views:
    161
    For the urban and peri-urban area of Dakar, two main flood scenarios have to be considered: a. Fluvial floods b. Floods triggered by rainfall stagnation after heavy local cloudbursts Scenario a.) and b.) may occur at the same time. The...
  • Environment

    Uganda earthquake hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Uganda
    Views:
    170
    These seismic data were created by a consortium formed of Risk Engineering and Design (RED) and Evaluación de Riesgos Naturales (ERN), as part of a multi-hazard national risk assessment and risk profile development, conducted by GFDRR...
  • Environment

    Indonesia tsunami hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Indonesia
    Views:
    122
    Probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment for Indonesia, cnducted by Geoscience Australia the first nationally consistent probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment (PTHA) for Indonesia. This assessment produces time-independent forecasts of...
  • Environment

    United States of America earthquake hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    United States
    Views:
    161
    The 2014 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Seismic Hazard Maps display earthquake ground motions for various probability levels across the United States and are applied in seismic provisions of building codes, insurance rate...
  • Environment

    Seychelles coastal flood hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Seychelles
    Views:
    94
    "The goal of the South West Indian Ocean Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (SWIO RAFI) is to improve the resiliency and capacity of the island states through the creation of disaster risk financing strategies. A key component of...
  • Environment

    Madagascar river flood hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Views:
    140
    The goal of the South West Indian Ocean Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (SWIO RAFI) is to improve the resiliency and capacity of the island states through the creation of disaster risk financing strategies. A key component of...
  • Environment

    Mauritius cyclone hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Mauritius
    Views:
    146
    The goal of the South West Indian Ocean Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (SWIO RAFI) is to improve the resiliency and capacity of the island states through the creation of disaster risk financing strategies. A key component of...
  • Environment

    Mozambique Channel - Coral Reef and Oil Spill Mapping Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 21, 2023
    Countries:
    Mozambique
    Views:
    118
    This dataset provides coral reef habitat mapping (detailed geomorphological zonation) and change detection maps spanning 2000-2011. First data output is: Oil spills monitored twice a week during 6 months (from July 1st to January 3rd...
  • Environment

    Madagascar cyclone hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Views:
    140
    The goal of the South West Indian Ocean Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (SWIO RAFI) is to improve the resiliency and capacity of the island states through the creation of disaster risk financing strategies. A key component of...
  • Environment
    Surveys

    What Improves Environmental Performance? Evidence from Mexican Industry Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Mexico
    Views:
    124
    Survey data from Mexico, 1995, which provides detailed information on environmental performance and determinants, including plant, firm and market characteristics, pollution control costs, relationships with regulators, and measures to...
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