Dataset

Global Drought Total Economic Loss Risk Deciles, v1 (2000)

DroughtGlobalColumbia University

Dataset Objective

To assess the impact of drought on the economy.

Context

Dataset is a 2.5 minute grid of global drought total economic loss risks. A process of spatially allocating Gross Domestic Product (GDP) based upon the Sachs et al. (2003) methodology is utilized.

What is included

This dataset entails drought effect, economic loss, national boundaries, longitude and latitude.

Collection Methods

Satellite imageries.