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Vulnerability and disaster risks mapping workshop EEA, Copenhagen, 2 July 2009
NatCatSERVICE and the Globe of Natural Hazards
Munich ReNatCatSERVICEPetra Löw
The database contains:- Loss events from 1980- Great natural catastrophes from 1950- Historical catastrophes from 0079Reports:- Loss events- Costliest or deadliest events- Annual statistics
MR NatCatSERVICEThe most comprehensive loss database on natural catastrophes
Vulnerability and disaster risks mapping
NatCatSERVICE and the Globe of Natural Hazards
The database contains:- Loss events from 1980- Great natural catastrophes from 1950- Historical catastrophes from 0079Reports:- Loss events- Costliest or deadliest events- Annual statistics
© 2009 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE As at July 2009
Year Development
1974 Systematic buildup of a global natural hazard archive
1990 D-Base application
1995 Fox-Pro application, with Oracle database
2008C# application based on Microsoft .NET 2.0 Frameworkswith Oracle database and SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services.
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History
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Each year round about 800 events are documented.
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Number and distribution of data sets
Year Number of data sets
0079 - 999 30
1000 - 1499 200
1500 - 1899 1 000
1900 - 1949 1 000
1950 - 1979 2 120
1980 - 2008 19 500
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More than data
Access & User
Service
Methodology
& Definitions
Data
Expert Consultation
Harmonizing terminology of disaster perils in 2007
CRED
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Methodology – The global data bases
Members
Regina Below CRED EM-Dat
Susanna Schwarz
Swiss Re sigma
Hajime Nakano ADRC GLIDE
Julio Serge UNDP DesInventar
Angelika WirtzPetra Löw
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Structure – peril families
Geophysical
Meteorological
Hydrological
Climatological
Earthquake
Volcanic eruption
Mass movement dry
Family Main event Sub Peril
Earthquake (Ground shaking)
Fire following
Tsunami
Volcanic eruption
Subsidence
Rockfall
Landslide
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Flood
Mass movement wet
General flood
Flash flood
Storm surge
Glacial lake outburst flood
Subsidence
Avalanche
Landslide
Geophysical
Meteorological
Hydrological
Climatological
Family Main event Sub Peril
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Structure – peril families
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Catastrophe class Overall losses and/or fatalities
Loss profile 1980s* 1990s* 2000 – 2008*
0 Natural event No property damage - - - none
1 Small-scale loss event Small-scale property damage
- - - 1-9
2 Moderate loss event Moderate property and structural damage
- - - > 10
3 Severe catastrophe Severe property, infrastructure and structural damage
US$ >25m US$ > 40m US$ > 50m > 20
4 Major catastrophe Major property, infrastructure and structural damage
US$ > 85m US$ > 160m US$ > 200m > 100
5 Devastating catastrophe
Devastating losses within the affected region
US$ > 275m US$ > 400m US$ > 500m > 500
6 Great natural catastrophe „GREAT disaster“
Region’s ability to help itself clearly overtaxed, interregional/international assistance necessary, thousands of fatalities and/or hundreds of thousands homeless, substantial economic losses (UN definition). Insured losses reach exceptional orders of magnitude.
* Losses adjusted to the decade average.
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Structure – breakdown into catastrophe categories
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Structure – geographical breakdown
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Region
Details
Damages
Hurrikane Ike
Region
Details
Damages
Region
Details
Damages
Region
Details
Damages
Region
Details
Damages
Region
Details
Damages
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Structure – geographical breakdown by multi region events
USA CubaTurks&Caicos Dominican RepublicHaitiBahamas
Overall losses/insured losses: US$ 38bn/15bn
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Data set – entry information
Separate entries for the affected countries
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Number of deaths
Event description
Affected lines
of business
Affected
people
Affected
infrastructure
Affected
buildings
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Data set – entry information
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30/o09/2008
Insured losses
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Additional loss information
Overall losses
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Data set – entry information
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Hurrikan
Degree of damage:
Red High
Yellow Medium
Green Little
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Disaster risks mapping - Hurrikan Ike Windfield and damage information
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ScienceGeneral public
Political committees
Analysts, investors
Clients
Staff
NatCatSERVICE
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Access&User
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Downloadcenter for statistics
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Downloadcenter for statistics
The Globe of Natural Hazards
MR has shared its knowledge for 30 years
1978 / 1988 / 1998 (seven languages) 2000 / 2004
1989 / 1999
NATHAN
2001 / 2005
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The Globe of Natural Hazards
Wall map/Folding map – World Map of Natural Hazards (G/E)
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The Globe of Natural Hazards
DVD – Globe of Natural Hazards
© 2009 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE As at July 2009
Knowledge in astate of flux All global hazard maps have been updated
The Globe of Natural Hazards 2009
What is new?
© 2009 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE As at July 2009
Hazard pointerPower function supplies quick information on situation regarding natural hazards and climate change for any location on earth
The Globe of Natural Hazards 2009
What is new?
© 2009 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE As at July 2009
View from spaceOur knowledge can be displayed with a satellite image in the background
The Globe of Natural Hazards 2009
What is new?
© 2009 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE As at July 2009
Networked knowledge
Complex topics like risk management of natural hazards and climate change are linked in a sophisticated manner
The Globe of Natural Hazards 2009
What is new?
© 2009 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE As at July 2009
Intuitive user interface
More interactive images illustrate the connections in complex risk management
The Globe of Natural Hazards 2009
What is new?
© 2009 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE As at July 2009
Insurance relevance
Accentuation of insurance-related content considering asmany lines of business as possible
The Globe of Natural Hazards 2009
What is new?
© 2009 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Geo Risks Research, NatCatSERVICE As at July 2009
Munich ReNatCatSERVICEPetra Löw
Thank you for your attention!