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Climate hazard hotspots (cumulative)
22 Aug 2008
Source: Maplecroft
Website: http://www.careclimatechange.org
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This map shows cumulative humanitarian risk hotspots for all three climate-related hazards studied - floods, cyclones and draught.Areas at risk for more than one type of hazard are considered to be of most concern for humanitarian actors.
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This map shows cumulative humanitarian risk hotspots for all three climate-related hazards studied - floods, cyclones and draught.Areas at risk for more than one type of hazard are considered to be of most concern for humanitarian actors.
Maplecroft/CARE
This map is from the August 2008 "Humanitarian Implications of Climate Change" report, commissioned by U.N. OCHA and CARE. It shows cumulative humanitarian risk hotspots for all three climate-related hazards studied - floods, cyclones and droughts. Areas at risk of more than one type of hazard are considered to be of most concern for humanitarian actors.

You can download a copy of the full report at www.careclimatechange.org

View the PDF version of this map

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