1. High Risk Zones

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

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

4. Interactive natural hazards world map Up to date Earthquake map

5. 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

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

7. Trends in Occurrence and Victims

8. 5 Sub-groups of natural disasters