Mountain Adaptation Outlook Series - Synthesis Report

DISASTERS IN MOUNTAIN REGIONS

2000-2008

2009-2017

2000-2008

2009-2017

2000-2008

2009-2017

40

5 WESTERN BALKANS

SOUTH CAUCASUS 1

148 HINDU KUSH HIMALAYA 177

35

6 TROPICAL ANDES 11

CENTRAL ASIA 4

1

27 CARPATHIANS 11

30

HINDU KUSH HIMALAYA

1 SOUTH CAUCASUS 3 2 CENTRAL ASIA 1 5 WESTERN BALKANS 1 6 TROPICAL ANDES 4 13 EAST AFRICA 7

108 EAST AFRICA 51

20

8

a covers the entire country including non-mountain areas. he Emergency Events Database, https://www.emdat.be/

25

HINDU KUSH 66 HIMALAYA 7

AVALANCHES

5 25

20

2000-2008

2009-2017

2 CENTRAL ASIA 3

10 50

15

5 25

1 SOUTH CAUCASUS

EPIDEMICS

STORMS

10

2 CENTRAL ASIA

6

WILDFIRES & INSECT INFESTATIONS

WILDFIRE

INSECT INFESTATION

5

HINDU KUSH HIMALAYA EAST AFRICA CARPATHIANS

12 EAST AFRICA

8

0

17 TROPICAL ANDES

10

CARPATHIANS

CENTRAL ASIA

HINDU KUSH HIMALAYA 54

WESTERN BALKANS TROPICAL ANDES

TROPICAL ANDES

SOUTH CAUCASUS

42

WESTERN BALKANS

HINDU KUSH HIMALAYA

2000-2008

2009-2017

LANDSLIDES

EXTREME TEMPERATURE

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

4 2 1

5 0 10 20 15 25 35 30

5 0 10 20 15 25 35 30

FLOODS & DROUGHTS

FLOOD DROUGHT

5 0

5 0

2000

2004

2007

2010

2014

2017

2000

2004

2007

2010

2014

2017

2000

2004

2007

2010

2014

2017

2000

2004

2007

2010

2014

2017

2000

2004

2007

2010

2014

2017

2000

2004

2007

2010

2014

2017

2000

2004

2007

2010

2014

2017

SOUTH CAUCASUS

CENTRAL ASIA

WESTERN BALKANS

CARPATHIANS

TROPICAL ANDES

EAST AFRICA

HINDU KUSH HIMALAYA

Data covers the entire country including non-mountain areas. Source: The Emergency Events Database, https://www.emdat.be/

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