http://www.preventionweb.net/english/rss/feed.php?id=83 Selected hazard, risk and vulnerability maps. en-us Copyright 2013 PreventionWeb.net Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:50 +0100 60 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/images/common/preventionweb_logo.gif http://www.preventionweb.net/english/ 44 44 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/maps/v.php?id=32259The map, prepared for a project submission to Adaptation Fund Board in 2012, shows all the known coastal sites of Mauritius main island which are presently vulnerable to the physical effects of Climate Change (sea level rise, storm surge/flooding, beach erosion). 21 beaches currently experience erosion (23% of the beaches of Mauritius main island) and...Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:47:17 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/maps/v.php?id=31553This map is part of the Natural Hazards Risk Atlas 2013, which has been developed by Maplecroft to help organisations assess and compare natural hazards risks across 197 countries. It includes 29 risk indices and interactive maps that measure physical exposure to 12 different natural hazards, in addition to calculating overall economic exposure and...Thu, 7 Mar 2013 17:25:07 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/maps/v.php?id=31211As the world warms, ice melts and water expands, sea level will rise – but faster in some places than others. These interactive simulations, which assume warming in the middle of the range indicated by climate models, provide the best view yet of probable regional variation in sea level rise over the coming decades. Map author: Mahé...Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:55:28 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/maps/v.php?id=30292This map shows the worldwide distribution of natural disasters that occurred in 2012, according to Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE.With more than 25,000 entries, NatCatSERVICE is one of the leading global databases for natural catastrophes. Every year between 800 and 1,000 loss events are recorded and analysed. In view of the information collated, the extent...Thu, 3 Jan 2013 14:05:57 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/maps/v.php?id=30117This set of maps presents a technical assessment of natural hazards and disaster risks for three communities in Haiti. It describes landslide and mudflow vulnerability for the communities of Jacmel, Petit Goâve and Grand Goâve and identifies risk zones using 5-level scale -- none, slight, medium, high, very high.This assessment,...Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:09:42 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/maps/v.php?id=29649This map is part of Maplecroft's Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), which forms a central pillar of the Maplecroft's 5th annual Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas. The map ranks the 10 cities which are most at risk. Dhaka, Bangladesh, (ranked 1st), Manila, the Philippines (2), Bangkok, Thailand (3), Yangon, Myanmar (4), Jakarta, Indonesia...Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:58:09 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/maps/v.php?id=29048This map shows the degree of risk as a result of exposure and vulnerability to natural hazards for 173 countries throughout the world. It was published in the WorldRiskReport 2012: focus - the environmental degradation increases the disaster risk worldwide.Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:28:18 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/maps/v.php?id=28039This map shows Asia's economic exposure to natural hazards like earthquakes, land slides, storms, storm surges, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, volcanoes wild fires, floods and drought, according to the Natural hazards risk atlas 2012 released by Maplecroft.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:17:20 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/maps/v.php?id=27689This map depicts the countries participating in, and location of National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction, of the ECHO-funded UNISDR media trainings on disaster risk reduction in 2010-2011.The media have an important role to play in creating awareness and distributing information before, during and after a disaster. By exploring the root causes...Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:09:25 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/maps/v.php?id=27176The intention of this map is to give a quick overview for decision makers on national or sub-national level about the risk exposure of the population in volcanic hazard (ash fall) zones. The classification used here runs from yellow (few people exposed) to red (many people exposed). The class width of the yellow-to-red division has been chosen to facilitate...Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:00:48 +0100