This dataset includes an estimate of the annual physical exposure to drought. Unit is expected average annual population (2007 as the year of reference) exposed (inhabitants). This product was designed by UNEP/GRID Europe for the Global Assessment Report on Risk Reduction (GAR). It was modeled using global data.
Credit: GIS processing UNEP/GRID-Europe, with key support from USGS EROS Data Center, Dartmouth Flood
Observatory 2008.