Tag: Hazards

Mechanics of the EVI

57002830

The EVI is based on 50 indicators for estimating the vulnerability of the environment of a country to future shocks. These indicators are combined by simple averaging and reported simultaneously as a single index, a range of policy-relevant thematic sub-indices and as a profile showing the results for each indicator. Simple averages across indicators were…


1 High Winds

1---High-Winds

2 Dry Periods

2---Dry-Periods

3 Wet Periods

3---Wet-Periods

4 Hot Periods

4---Hot-Periods

5 Cold Periods

5---Cold-Periods

6 Sea Temperatures

6---Sea-Temperatures

7 Volcanoes

7---Volcanoes

8 Earthquakes

8---Earthquakes

9 Tsunamis

9---Tsunamis

10 Slides

10---Slides

18 Environmental Openness

18---Environmental-Openness

25 Loss of Cover

25---Loss-of-Cover

28 Terrestrial Reserves

28---Terrestrial-Reserves

29 Marine Reserves

29---Marine-Reserves

30 Intensive Farming

30---Intensive-Farming

31 Fertilisers

31---Fertilisers

32 Pesticides

32---Pesticides

33 Biotechnology

33---Biotechnology

34 Productivity Overfishing

34---Productivity-Overfishi