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GIRI Global Infrastructure Risk Model (UNEP/GRID-Geneva)

Global Infrastructure Risk Model and Resilience Index covering flood, drought, cyclone, earthquake, tsunami and landslide hazards with probabilistic return-period layers and Average Annual Loss metrics under current and future climate scenarios. Over 100 downloadable layers via UNEP/GRID-Geneva.

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At a glance

Region
Switzerland (Global)
Coverage
Global
Access
Free
Category
UN Organization
Last updated
2024

What's inside

  • Flood hazard
  • Drought hazard
  • Multi-hazard risk
  • Return period

Terms explained

What you can do with it

Typical work that data of this type supports.

  1. 01

    Hazard maps

    Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.

    Because it has: Flood hazard

  2. 02

    Model validation

    Check flood models against observed events.

  3. 03

    Drought indices

    Track SPI and SPEI style indices for declarations and relief.

    Because it has: Drought hazard

Where AI adds value

Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.

  1. 01

    Flood extent from SAR

    Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.

  2. 02

    Depth estimates

    Learn flood depth from terrain, rainfall and past events.

  3. 03

    Onset forecasts

    Predict drought onset months ahead from climate signals.

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