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Composed of 669 biosphere reserves in 120 countries, including 16 transboundary sites, the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) of the UNESCO Man And Biosphere (MAB) Programme consists of a dynamic and interactive network of sites of excellence. It works to foster the harmonious integration of people and nature for sustainable development through participatory dialogue, knowledge sharing, poverty reduction, human well-being improvements, respect for cultural values and by improving society’s ability to cope with climate change.For more information, visit: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/man-and-biosphere-programme/

This layer shows NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite images of Pakistan on August 11, 2010, after two weeks of flooding had devastated the country.By early August 2010, two weeks of devastating monsoon rains had transformed the landscape of Pakistan, pushing rivers over their banks, inundating villages, washing away bridges and roads, destroying crops, and killing livestock. By August 12, 2010, more than 1,600 people had perished, according to news reports, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimated that more than 14 million people had been affected in some way.For more information, visit NASA's Earth Observatory page: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=45200

This layer shows NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite images of Ayutthaya (Thailand) flood on October 23, 2011. Flooding forced the closure of manufacturing plants in Ayutthaya, according to news reports. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. On 12 October 2011, UNESCO Bangkok announced a planned assessment of flood damage to Ayutthaya, requested by the government of Thailand.For more information, visit NASA's Earth Observatory page: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=76234

This 1 km resolution grid shows the estimated mean annual groundwater storage change (in cm) across the aquifer based on annual groundwater-level change and specific yield. Methodology and a full list of data sources used can be found in the peer-reviewed paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo2791.epdf?author_access_token=_2Z_fJZxRkSVmgVJ7xHTVdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0O07GfIlzqIVm44UgFPb1r62_FUJLao4zkJSzYpv-4gIWJorRXEpgh4iarB8vlRNY_tGV_18CAf2j-_GnADYbdpThe raster and a high resolution PDF file are available for download on the website of British Geological Survey (BGS): http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/international/SEAsiaGroundwater/mapsDownload.html

Humedad relativa (%) en la región del Trifinio.Información extraida de la publicación: Catálogo de Objetos Geográficos, Proyecto Gobernanza de las aguas subterráneas en los acuíferos transfronterizos (GGRETA por sus siglas en ingles). UNESCO-PHI, UICN, Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación COSUDE. Publicación: Septiembre 2014Para más información visite el Geoportal del Plan Trifinio: http://www.geoportaltrifinio.net/

This 5 km resolution grid indicates what borehole yields (in l/s) can reasonably be expected in different hydrogeological units. The ranges indicate the approximate interquartile range of the yield of boreholes that have been sited and drilled using appropriate techniques. Groundwater productivity is given in liters per second.Detailed description of the methodology, and a full list of data sources used to develop the layer can be found in the peer-reviewed paper available here: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/7/2/024009/pdf The raster and a high resolution PDF file are available for download on the website of British Geological Survey (BGS): http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/international/africanGroundwater/mapsDownload.html

This 1 km resolution grid shows salinity measured as total dissolved solids (TDS, in mg/l) in the groundwater across the Indo-Gangetic basin. Methodology and a full list of data sources used can be found in the peer-reviewed paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo2791.epdf?author_access_token=_2Z_fJZxRkSVmgVJ7xHTVdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0O07GfIlzqIVm44UgFPb1r62_FUJLao4zkJSzYpv-4gIWJorRXEpgh4iarB8vlRNY_tGV_18CAf2j-_GnADYbdpThe raster and a high resolution PDF file are available for download on the website of British Geological Survey (BGS): http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/international/SEAsiaGroundwater/mapsDownload.html

Groundwater pollution risk is determined both by the intrinsic vulnerability of the aquifer and the existence of potentially polluting activities at the soil surface. This raster has a resolution of 15*15 km. It was generated by combining a groundwater vulnerability model (based on the DRASTIC method) with land use/land cover (from the GlobCoverdatat set) using an additive model. For more information, visit: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969715311189 test

This 1 km resolution grid shows mean annual change in water-table levels across the aquifer during the period 2000 to 2010 in meters per year. Methodology and a full list of data sources used can be found in the peer-reviewed paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo2791.epdf?author_access_token=_2Z_fJZxRkSVmgVJ7xHTVdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0O07GfIlzqIVm44UgFPb1r62_FUJLao4zkJSzYpv-4gIWJorRXEpgh4iarB8vlRNY_tGV_18CAf2j-_GnADYbdpThe raster and a high resolution PDF file are available for download on the website of British Geological Survey (BGS): http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/international/SEAsiaGroundwater/mapsDownload.html

This 1 km resolution grid shows the estimated mean annual groundwater abstraction in millimeters across the Indo-Gangetic basin based on data from 2010.Methodology and a full list of data sources used can be found in the peer-reviewed paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo2791.epdf?author_access_token=_2Z_fJZxRkSVmgVJ7xHTVdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0O07GfIlzqIVm44UgFPb1r62_FUJLao4zkJSzYpv-4gIWJorRXEpgh4iarB8vlRNY_tGV_18CAf2j-_GnADYbdpThe raster and a high resolution PDF file are available for download on the website of British Geological Survey (BGS): http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/international/SEAsiaGroundwater/mapsDownload.html

Elevación de la región del Trifinio.Información extraida de la publicación: Catálogo de Objetos Geográficos, Proyecto Gobernanza de las aguas subterráneas en los acuíferos transfronterizos (GGRETA por sus siglas en ingles). UNESCO-PHI, UICN, Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación COSUDE. Publicación: Septiembre 2014Para más información visite el Geoportal del Plan Trifinio: http://www.geoportaltrifinio.net/

This layer presents an estimation of the global risk induced by flood hazard. Unit is estimated risk index from 1 (low) to 5 (extreme). For more information, visit the Global Risk Data Platform: http://preview.grid.unep.ch/index.php?preview=data&events=floods&evcat=5&lang=eng

This layer presents an estimation of the annual economical exposition to tropical cyclone surges. (Don't forget to zoom on the coast!)Unit is expected average annual GDP (2010 as the year of reference) exposed in (US $, year 2000 equivalent).For more information, visit the Global Risk Data Platform: http://preview.grid.unep.ch/index.php?preview=data&events=surges&evcat=4&lang=eng

OpenLISEM is an open-source hydrological model suited for the simulation of floods, flash floods and erosion events. The following sections provide an overview of the results from the OpenLISEM model used in the exposure mapping A 30x30m flood map (maximum flood height) for the BuPuSa region was developed for several points on the intensity-frequency-duration curve. This curve represents the extreme value analysis (EVA) for the rainfall across the BuPuSa area. Based on 50 years of historic rainfall data from TAMSAT the EVA is developed for a 1000 year period. From this different rainfall intensities area taken which are referred to at the return period. The statistical possibility of a certain rainfall intensity to happen once in X many years. Flood maps were developed for the following return periods: 1/2, 1/10, 1/50, 1/100 and 1/1000. In addition to 5 different return periods, two different scenarios were modeled. A short high intensity rainfall event that typically causes flash floods, and a longer term lower intensity rainfall event that typically causes fluvial (river) floods. These events were represented by respectively a 6h rainfall event and a 14 day rainfall event. As a result 10 different flood maps were developed.

This layer presents an estimation of the annual physical exposition to drought based on Standardized Precipitation Index. Unit is expected average annual population (2010 as the year of reference) exposed (inhabitants). For more information, visit the Global Risk Data Platform: http://preview.grid.unep.ch/index.php?preview=data&events=droughts&evcat=4&lang=eng

This layer presents an estimation of the annual physical exposition to flood. Unit is expected average annual population (2007 as the year of reference) exposed (inhabitants).For more information, visit the Global Risk Data Platform: http://preview.grid.unep.ch/index.php?preview=data&events=floods&evcat=3&lang=eng