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See Natural disasters - number of events definition. Biological disaster refers to a hazard caused by the exposure to living organisms and their toxic substances (e.g. venom,...

Number of people whose house is destroyed or heavily damaged and therefore need shelter after a natural disaster.

People suffering from physical injuries, trauma or an illness requiring medical treatment as a direct result of a disaster. The definition includes cases of infectious disease...

Affected people are those requiring immediate assistance during a natural disaster-related emergency including food, water, shelter, sanitation and immediate medical assistance....

Total people affected are sum of injured, homeless, and affected people as a result of a natural disaster.

Economic consequences of a disaster, usually direct (e.g., damage to infrastructure, crops and housing) and indirect (e.g., loss of revenues, unemployment and market...

The number of recorded deaths from natural disasters, expressed as number in a year or average number over period of years.

A disruptive natural event that overwhelms local capacities to restore order, necessitating in a request to national or international level for external assistance; an...

Annual volume of domestic, commercial and industrial effluents, and storm water runoff, generated within urban areas.

Treated wastewater (primary, secondary and tertiary) annually produced by municipal wastewater treatment facilities in the country. Primary treatment processes can include:...

Quantity of water used for industrial purposes divided by the total water withdrawal. Usually, this sector refers to self-supplied industries not connected to any distribution...

The total water withdrawn by the public distribution network divided by the total water withdrawal. It can include that part of the industries, which are connected to the...

Annual quantity of water withdrawn primarily for the direct use by the population. It can include water from primary renewable and secondary freshwater resources, as well as...

Emissions produced in the different agricultural emissions sub-domains (enteric fermentation, manure management, rice cultivation, synthetic fertilizers, manure applied to...

Emissions produced in the different agricultural emissions sub-domains (enteric fermentation, manure management, rice cultivation, synthetic fertilizers, manure applied to...

Percentage change in total methane (CH4) emissions per annum. CH4 emission is estimated using a model from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the...

Per capita figures are derived by dividing the SO2 emissions by the total population (WPP 2012). SO2 emissions are estimated using a model from the Netherlands National...

SO2 emission is estimated using a model from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Netherlands (RIVM) by the following EDGAR subdivisions: fuel...

N2O emission is estimated using a model from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Netherlands (RIVM) by the following EDGAR divisions: energy,...

CH4 emission is estimated using a model from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Netherlands (RIVM) by the following EDGAR divisions: energy,...