High Risk Zones

Hazards: –Earthquakes –Volcanoes –Landslides –Floods –Drought –Cyclones

Exposure: –Land Area –Population –Economic Activity –Agricultural Activity –Transportation Density

Interactive natural hazards world map Up to date Earthquake map

Who is most at risk? Hotspots Disasters represent a major source of risk for the poor. These natural events can wipe out development gains and accumulated wealth in developing countries. Source: Center for Hazards and Risk Research, Columbia University, 2004

Ways of Measuring Severity of Disasters – Number of Victims – Number of Deaths – Economic damage – Agricultural Damage

Trends in Occurrence and Victims

5 Sub-groups of natural disasters