World Atlas Of Natural Disaster Risk -

It maps environments, hazards, and vulnerabilities for earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, storm surges, sand-dust storms, tropical cyclones, heatwaves, cold waves, droughts, and wildfires.

The atlas leverages the "Disaster-System Theory" to analyze risk. This methodology posits that a disaster does not occur strictly because of a hazard, but due to the intersection of three specific pillars: How the Atlas Measures It World atlas of natural disaster risk

Assesses physical vulnerabilities such as national building inventory resilience and social coping mechanisms. Uses specific indices like Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA)

Uses specific indices like Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) for earthquakes and the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) for droughts. Instead of focusing purely on physical climate data,

It moves away from "single-hazard" approaches. By assessing a country's risk against all 11 hazards at once, policymakers can view true compound risk.

Instead of focusing purely on physical climate data, it actively calculates the expected annual mortality, the number of affected populations, and projected annual economic losses. 📊 Methodological Framework

The atlas was developed as part of the Integrated Risk Governance Project under the Future Earth and International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP). Its primary achievement is bridging the gap between isolated regional studies and global risk awareness.