GCMD

Summary

Abstract: The 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains 111 variables for 235 countries and territories. This index is designed to be used with economic and social vulnerability indices to provide insights into the processes that can negatively influence the sustainable development of countries. It was developed ...

Purpose: To provide insights into the processes that can negatively influence the sustainable development of countries, with particular reference to vulnerability to natural hazards.

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Link: GET DATA

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -55.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), and United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)

Dataset Title: Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI)

Dataset Release Date: 2004

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Version: 2004.00

Data Presentation Form: tabular

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/cesic-environmental-vulne...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1973-01-01

Stop Date: 2003-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > LAKES

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER

Instrument

WATER LEVEL GAUGES

Ancillary Keywords

Water Level

Climate Diagnostics

Data Center

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL)

Data Center URL: http://www.glerl.noaa.gov
Dataset ID: NOAA_GLERL_Lake_Michigan-Huron_WaterLevels

Data Center Personnel
Name: DREW GRONEWOLD Phone: 734-741-2444 Email: Drew.Gronewold at noaa.gov Contact Address: NOAA/GLERL 4840 S. State Rd. City: Ann Arbor Province or State: MI Postal Code: 48108-9719 Country: USA

Data Center Personnel
Name: CRAIG STOW Phone: 734-741-2268 Email: craig.stow at noaa.gov Contact Address: NOAA/GLERL 4840 S. State Rd. City: Ann Arbor Province or State: MI Postal Code: 48108-9719 Country: USA