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Geographic Coverage

N: 85.0

S: -58.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank Dataset Title: Global Drought Mortality Risks and Distribution Dataset Release Date: 2005 Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY Dataset Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University Version: 1.00 Data Presentation Form: raster, map Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-drought-mortality-ris...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-01-01

Stop Date: 2000-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EQUATORIAL GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL GEOGRAPHIC REGION > MID-LATITUDE GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.0417 Decimal degrees Longitude Resolution: 0.0417 Decimal degrees

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >DROUGHT    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES    [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE HEALTH SOCIETY

Project

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

NDH >Natural Disaster Hotspots    [Information]

Quality

The records of the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), collected over a 20 year period from 1981 to 2000, provide regional, hazard-specific mortality and economic loss rates. A crude estimation of the global drought hazard mortality is developed using the EM-DAT regional mortality rates, population distributions from Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3), and frequency/distribution data from Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. To better reflect the confidence associated with the result, mortality figures are classified into deciles, 10 classes of an approximately equal number of grid cells of increasing mortality (item Value). Building upon a methodology developed by Sachs et al. (2003), a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) value (US$, 2000, purchase power parity adjusted (PPP)) is estimated for each grid cell. The process begins by determining the contribution of each subnational unit to national GDP using data of varied origins. The ratio of the subnational production to the national GDP is the contribution ratio. To ensure uniformity between countries, these contribution ratios are utilized with published World Bank estimates of GDP. Once a standardized version of subnational GDP has been calculated, this value is further divided by the total population within the subnational unit. This subnational, per-person GDP value is multiplied by the grid cell population density to determine a GDP value for the grid cell. The GDP values presented in this dataset (item Gdpvalue) are not projections of impacted GDP, but rather the estimates of GDP that serve as a baseline for estimating hazard impacts. Furthermore, Gdpvalue is indicative of the GDP associated with each of the hazard risk deciles and not the individual grid cell. Estimating the agricultural GDP (item Agvalue) follows a process similar to GDP. The amount of agricultural GDP is derived at the subnational unit using available data of various origins.

Access Constraints

None

Use Constraints

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, the Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank hold the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from CHRR, CIESIN, or The World Bank. Use of this data set is restricted to scientific research only. Users should acknowledge CHRR, CIESIN, and The World Bank as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. CHRR, CIESIN, and The World Bank also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistribution efforts.

Keywords

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Area

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Preparedness

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Prevention

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Droughts

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Natural Disasters

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Environmental Modeling > Disaster Modeling

CIESIN > Human and Environmental Health > Vital Statistics > Global Population Estimates

CIESIN > Human and Environmental Health > Vital Statistics > Mortality

Disasters

Distribution

Droughts

Hazards

Hotspots

Mortality

Mortality Distribution

Mortality Risks

Weather Hazards

ESIP

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

SEDAC

Data Center

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center    [Information] Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/ Dataset ID: CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_DROUGHT_MRD Data Center Personnel Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 845-365-8920 Fax: +1 845-365-8922 Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000 City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment    [Information] Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wdc/ Dataset ID: CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_DROUGHT_HFD Data Center Personnel Name: ROBERT CHEN Phone: 1-845-365-8952 Fax: 1-845-365-8922 Email: bchen at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: WDC for Human Interactions in the Environment CIESIN/Columbia University P. O. Box 1000 61 Route 9W City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

Distribution

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Personnel

SEDAC USER SERVICES Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: +1 845-365-8920 Fax: +1 845-365-8922 Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000 City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

CIESIN METADATA ADMINISTRATION Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: +1 845-365-8988 Fax: +1 845-365-8922 Email: metadata at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000 City: Palisades Province or State: New York Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA