Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-553-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-553-2023
Research article
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07 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 07 Feb 2023

Validating a tailored drought risk assessment methodology: drought risk assessment in local Papua New Guinea regions

Isabella Aitkenhead, Yuriy Kuleshov, Jessica Bhardwaj, Zhi-Weng Chua, Chayn Sun, and Suelynn Choy

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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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