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MAP: All Hazard Hotspots
19 Sep 2008
 Source: Maplecroft
This map combines humanitarian risk hotspots for the three major climate-related hazards studied – flood, cyclones and drought. Risk hotspots are defined as areas where high human vulnerability coincides with the distribution of weather-related hazards.Risk hotspots are indicated in transparent layers to show where they overlap.
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This map combines humanitarian risk hotspots for the three major climate-related hazards studied – flood, cyclones and drought. Risk hotspots are defined as areas where high human vulnerability coincides with the distribution of weather-related hazards.Risk hotspots are indicated in transparent layers to show where they overlap.
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This map is from the August 2008 "Humanitarian Implications of Climate Change" report, commissioned by U.N. OCHA and CARE.

You can download a copy of the full report at www.careclimatechange.org www.careclimatechange.org

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