Dataset

Global flood occurence (1985-2011)

Flooding, TsunamisGlobalUNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP)

Dataset Objective

To map out global flood occurrences.

Context

Data covers the period 1985-2011.

What is included

Dataset consists of: basin name, shape area, consumption, withdrawal, country, shape length and number of flood recorded. Flood occurrence is categorized as: low, low-medium, medium-high, high and extremely high.

Collection Methods

Number of floods were calculated by intersecting hydrological units with estimated flood extent polygons.