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Current and Future Tropical Cyclone Risk in Pacific: Solomon Islands
Resource ID
36b3d0b0-32e3-11e6-93ab-040146164b01
Title
Current and Future Tropical Cyclone Risk in Pacific: Solomon Islands
Date
June 1, 2013, 5 p.m., Publication
Abstract
The Solomon Islands have been affected by devastating cyclones on multiple occasions, e.g. 1986 Namu. The current climate average annual loss due to tropical cyclones represents about 0.85% of the country’s GDP. The primary goal of the project is to improve understanding of the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to key assets in the Pacific region, under current and future climate scenarios. A clearer understanding of the current level of risk in financial terms - and the way that risk will change in the future - will aid decision makers in prioritising adaptation measures for issues such as land-use zoning, urban infrastructure planning, and ex-ante disaster planning.
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Responsible
andy
Point of Contact
Fraser
sfraser@worldbank.org
Purpose
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Maintenance Frequency
notPlanned
Type
not filled
Restrictions
None
License
None
Language
eng
Temporal Extent
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Supplemental Information
strong_wind, tsunami
Data Quality
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Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:4326
Keywords
(9990, 44, 664, 48, 44, 'Solomon Islands', 'solomon-islands'), (9991, 45, 664, 48, 45, 'PCRAFI', 'pcrafi'), (9989, 68, 664, 48, 68, 'Disaster Risk Assessment', 'disaster-risk-assessment'), (9992, 85, 664, 48, 85, 'WBG', 'wbg')
Category
Geoscientific Information
Regions
Solomon Islands