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Insight on common/key indicators for Global Vulnerability Mapping

dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.coverage.spatialGlobal
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:08:52Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:08:52Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/8869
dc.descriptionWith growing infrastructures complexity, the world population is facing increasing environmental risks such as water, air and soil contamination due to organic, chemical or nuclear wastes and accidents. Human activities pressures natural habitat through agricultures practices and forest fires, leading to biodiversity losses. The vegetation removal increases the risks of extended floods and soil erosion occurrence. Adding to these human induced threats, natural hazards such as volcanic eruptions, cyclones, floods and earthquakes are causing more and more victims due to higher population densities. In order to prioritise the populations that are facing higher threats, maps showing risks could be a useful tool for decision makers. Whereas for a selected hazard mapping is easy to achieve at a local scale, the question is much more complex and controversial, if we speak of multiple hazards at a global scale. Some elements of discussion and approaches will be discussed in this presentation.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectindicator
dc.subjectindicator of environmental management
dc.subjectmapping
dc.subjecthazard
dc.subjectdisaster
dc.subjectdisaster contingency plan
dc.subjectdisaster control service
dc.subjectdisaster preparedness
dc.subjectdisaster prevention
dc.subjecthuman-made disaster
dc.subjectnatural disaster
dc.subjectnatural hazard
dc.subjectrisk analysis
dc.subjectrisk assessment
dc.subjectrisk exposure
dc.subjectrisk management
dc.subjectrisk reduction
dc.subjectrisk-benefit analysis
dc.subject.classificationDisasters and Conflicts
dc.titleInsight on common/key indicators for Global Vulnerability Mapping
dc.typeReports and Books
wd.identifier.old-id11053
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000037


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