Natural Hazards Risk Atlas 2015

Author(s)
Verisk Maplecroft
Publication language
English
Date published
04 Mar 2015
Publisher
Verisk Maplecroft
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disasters, Evidence, Targeting, Identification and Profiling, Urban
Link
http://maplecroft.com/portfolio/new-analysis/2015/03/04/56-100-cities-most-expos…

The strategic markets of Philippines, China, Japan and Bangladesh are home to over half of the 100 cities most exposed to natural hazards, highlighting the potential risks to foreign business, supply chains and economic output in Asia from extreme weather events and seismic disasters, according to new research from global risk analytics company, Verisk Maplecroft.

The 5th annual Natural Hazards Risk Atlas (NHRA) assesses the natural hazard exposure of over 1,300 cities, selected for their importance as significant economic and population centres in the coming decade. Of the 100 cities with the greatest exposure to natural hazards, 21 are located in the Philippines, 16 in China, 11 in Japan and 8 in Bangladesh. The analysis considers the combined risk posed by tropical storms and cyclones, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, severe storms, extra-tropical cyclones, wildfires, storm surges, volcanoes and landslides.

The Philippines’ extreme exposure to a myriad of natural hazards is reflected by the inclusion of 8 of the country’s cities among the ten most at risk globally, including Tuguegarao (2nd), Lucena (3rd), Manila (4th), San Fernando (5th) and Cabantuan (6th). Port Vila, Vanuatu (1st) and Taipei City, Taiwan (8th) are the only cities not located in the Philippines to feature in the top 10.

(http://maplecroft.com/portfolio/new-analysis/2015/03/04/56-100-cities-mo...)