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Heatwave

Data source provider

World Bank

Use cases

Exposure quantification, Financial stability monitoring, Investment and lending decisions, Macro-economic modelling, Scenario analysis, Stress testing

Data group

Exposure to physical risks

Metric Type

Physical vulnerability

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

1. National database,
2. World Bank's CCKP, Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP 6) models, which are utilized within the AR5 of the IPCC

Unit (e.g. CO2)

Number of days affected per year or Number of incidents per year

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Country

Time horizon 

Backward-looking

Frequency

Monthly

Time series

1995-2014

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

World Bank provides data on temperature projections and projected number of consecutive dry days as well as backward-looking data.

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