afghanistan kandahar province natural hazards common operating
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AFGHANISTAN
DISCLAIMER
Population and Natural Hazards
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Livelihoods and Natural Hazards
KANDAHAR Province – Natural Hazards Common Operating Picture at MAY 2013
Landcover FAO 1993
Population CSO 2012-2013 (number of individuals)
Common Operating Picture
Total population of
the Province (2012-
2013). Source: CSO
The following information is also available as part of the iMMAP program to promote a common operating picture for disasters risk reduction in Afghanistan:
For information and copies: [email protected]
Selected classes of landcover (FAO 1993 at potential high
flood risk (est. NATO NC3A flood model)
Snow coverage for the month of December for the years
2008, 2009 and 2010
Atlas with high resolution images and detailed description of hazard maps and disaster events
Information sheets on data sources, methodologies and information use
This map is compiled by iMMAP. Datum/Projection: WGS84/Geographic. Date created: 20/08/2013. iMMAP in Afghanistan is funded by The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/ Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). The data, boundaries and names and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by iMMAP or USAID/OFDA. Natural hazards: International Organization for Migration (Rapid Assessment Form January to April 2013 and Natural Disasters IDPs 2012). The flood risk model has been developed by the NC3A: NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency. For more information: Hagen et. al., (2010), Reverse engineered flood hazard mapping in Afghanistan: A parsimonious flood map model for developing countries. Quaternary International, 226 (2010) 82–91.. Boundaries: AIMS. Road network: AIMS. River network: AIMS. Digital Elevation Model 30 meters: USGS, 2012. District centers and Province center: AIMS. Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3). Center for International Earth Science Information Network, CIESIN, Columbia University. Snow coverage: ITHACA (2012) derived from MODIS satellite data. The map shows areas of snow persistence based on snow depth for December and January 2008, 2009 and 2010. All information is the best available at the time this map was produced. For copies or information regarding specific data sources and methodology: [email protected].
1,151,100
Natural Disaster IDPs (2012). Source: IOM 2,149