Level of drought for IEA member and association countries

Sources

European Commission (2021), INFORM Risk Index

Notes

The level of climate hazard is assessed based on the indicator “Droughts probability and historical impact” developed by the INFORM Risk Index using the historical data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), CRED and EM-DAT database. The minimum value is given 0 on the scale while the maximum value is given 10. A detailed methodology of the indicator is described on the INFORM Risk Index page. In this report, the risk is defined as Low: 0 - 2.99, Medium: 3 - 6.99 and High: 7 - 10.