Australia - Environment

Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

Definition:

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Place II dataset.

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Year Value
1990 1.14
2000 1.14

Disaster risk reduction progress score (1-5 scale; 5=best)

Definition:

Source: (UNISDR, 2009-2011 Progress Reports, http://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo).

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Year Value
2011 4.00

Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)

Definition:

Source: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database: www.emdat.be, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels (Belgium), World Bank.

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Year Value
2009 3.05

Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

Definition:

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Place II dataset.

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Year Value
1990 7.01
2000 7.21

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use