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Validating a tailored drought risk assessment methodology: drought risk assessment in local Papua New Guinea regions
Isabella Aitkenhead
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Science, Geospatial Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bureau of Meteorology, Docklands, Victoria, Australia
Yuriy Kuleshov
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Science, Geospatial Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bureau of Meteorology, Docklands, Victoria, Australia
School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Jessica Bhardwaj
School of Science, Geospatial Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bureau of Meteorology, Docklands, Victoria, Australia
Zhi-Weng Chua
School of Science, Geospatial Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bureau of Meteorology, Docklands, Victoria, Australia
Chayn Sun
School of Science, Geospatial Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Suelynn Choy
School of Science, Geospatial Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Short summary
A case study assessing drought risk in Papua New Guinea (PNG) provinces for retrospective years (2014–2020) was conducted to demonstrate the development and validate the application of a tailored and semi-dynamic drought risk assessment methodology. Hazard, vulnerability, and exposure indicators appropriate for monitoring drought in PNG provinces were selected. The risk assessment accurately indicated a strong drought event in 2015–2016 and a moderate event in 2019.
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