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Sourcebook on the Integration of Natural Hazards into the Environmental...
The purpose of this document is to enable the development review process in particular environmental impact assessments (EIA) - to better encourage and promote development... -
Global Risk And Vulnerability Index Trends per Year (GRAVITY) Phase II:...
This study presents the results from the second phase of the project Global Risk and Vulnerability Index Trend per Year (GRAVITY) developed by UNEP/GRID-Geneva for the... -
RIVAMP training 2012 tutorial manual
RiVAMP is a methodology set up by UNEP to identify and quantify the role of ecosystems for DRR and CCA. The pilote study on the role of ecosystems for mitigating beach erosion... -
Environment and Disaster Risk: Emerging Perspectives
Melting glaciers, denuded slopes, expanding deserts these images of environmental change have long captured public attention. With the threat of global climate change, the... -
An introduction to environmental assessment
This guide can serve as a useful, quick-reference source of information for all audiences concerned with decision and policy making in regard to the environment and sustainable... -
Banking on value: a new approach to credit risk in Africa
A report of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) African Task Force (ATF). -
Assessing the vulnerability of local communities to disasters: an...
Most communities face risks which they have to assess and manage. Risks may arise from human activities such as industrial accidents, or they may be of natural origin such as... -
Global evaluation of human risk and vulnerability to natural hazards
This paper describes some methodological aspects of the development of the Disaster Risk Index (DRI), a central component of the Reducing Disaster Risk report from the United... -
Insight on common/key indicators for Global Vulnerability Mapping
With growing infrastructures complexity, the world population is facing increasing environmental risks such as water, air and soil contamination due to organic, chemical or... -
Global Risk And Vulnerability Index Trends per Year (GRAVITY) Phase IV:...
The purposes of the Disaster Risk Index was to identify whether global data sets could be used for identifying population living in exposed areas and demonstrate the link... -
Global Risk And Vulnerability Index Trends per Year (GRAVITY) Phase III:...
Among the different recommendations from the two previous GRAVITY reports, drought was the obvious significant missing hazard. In the first GRAVITY report (feasibility study)... -
Global flood modeling: statistical estimation of Peak-flow magnitude
The scope of the present paper is to describe an exploratory analysis on the feasibility of a global flood hazard modeling, which would enable further studies on human... -
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Methodology Development Project (RiVAMP) -...
The Risk and Vulnerability Assessment MethodologyDevelopment Project (RiVAMP) was conceived to develop a methodology that takes into accountenvironmental factors in the analysis... -
Multi Hazards Mortality Risk
This dataset includes an estimate of the global risk induced by multiple hazards (tropical cyclone, flood and landslide induced by precipitations). Unit is estimated risk index... -
Global Estimated Risk Index For Landslide Hazard Triggered By Precipitations
This dataset includes an estimate of the global risk induced by landslide hazard triggered by precipitations. Unit is estimated risk index from 1 (low) to 5 (extreme). This... -
Tropical Cyclones Mortality Risk
This dataset includes an estimate of the global risk induced by tropical cyclone hazard. Unit is estimated risk index from 1 (low) to 5 (extreme). This product was designed by... -
Flood Mortality Risk
This dataset includes an estimate of the global risk induced by flood hazard. Unit is estimated risk index from 1 (low) to 5 (extreme). This product was designed by UNEP/GRID-... -
Tropical Cyclone Wind Relative Average Annual Loss ‰
GAR Atlas risk results are presented in terms of probabilistic risk metrics. One of them correspond to the average annual loss (AAL) which accounts for a long-term overview of... -
Tropical Cyclone Wind Average Annual Loss (USD$ million)
GAR Atlas risk results are presented in terms of probabilistic risk metrics. One of them correspond to the average annual loss (AAL) which accounts for a long-term overview of... -
Volcano Relative Average Annual Loss ‰
GAR Atlas risk results are presented in terms of probabilistic risk metrics. One of them correspond to the average annual loss (AAL) which accounts for a long-term overview of...