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Modelling Drought Risk

Committed To Securing Livelihoods

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Modelling Risk Of Prolonged Water Shortages

Rain-fed agriculture, crop yield, livestock, food security, hydroelectricity, biomass and other economic and social sectors are impacted by altered precipitation patterns as a result of climate change. A few factors that exacerbate drought are desertification and land degradation. Worldwide droughts are becoming more frequent, severe and can last longer than ever before. Rapid and unplanned urbanization in many developing countries in the world will only continue to aggravate water stress in many regions. In developed nations, drought also poses extreme challenges as it, i.e. triggers groundwater contamination, results in the

depletion of water supplies that maintains large scale industry and manufacturing, diminishes leisure quality, tourism and recreation, restricts transportation, increases the likelihood of armed conflicts due to water stress, degrades landscape functioning and reduces state and local reservoir capacities to serve the ever increasing global urban populations.

Infinite Observations provides the ZineQx drought cat model that simulates, assesses and manages the potential losses in the rain-fed agriculture, crop yield, etc.

Drought Catastrophe Models

Modelled Regions :

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North America

Europe

Middle East

Central America & Caribbean

Asia & Pacific

Latin America

Africa

Australia

North America

Canada

United States

Mexico

Central America

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Caribbean

The Greater Antilles

Cuba

Puerto Rico

Jamaica

Cayman Islands

Hispaniola:

Haiti

Dominican Republic

Lucayan Archipelago

Bahamas

Turks and Caicos Islands

Lesser Antilles (Leeward Islands)

Anguilla (UK)

Saint Martin (Fr.)

Sint Maarten (Neth.)

Saint-Barthélemy (Fr.)

Saba (Neth.)

Sint Eustatius (Neth.)

Saint Kitts

Nevis

Antigua

Barbuda

Redonda

Bermuda

Montserrat (UK)

Guadeloupe (Fr.)

La Désirade (Fr.)

Marie-Galante (Fr.)

Les Saintes archipelago (Fr.)

St. Thomas (US VI)

St. John (US VI)

St. Croix (US VI)

Water Island (US VI)

Tortola (UK VI)

Virgin Gorda (UK VI)

Anegada (UK VI)

Jost Van Dyke (UK VI)

Aruba (Neth.)

Curaçao (Neth.)

Bonaire (Neth.)

La Orchila

La Tortuga

La Blanquilla

Margarita Island

Coche

Cubagua

Los Roques Archipelago

Lesser Antilles (Windward Islands)

Dominica

Martinique (Fr.)

Saint Lucia

Barbados

Saint Vincent

Grenadines

Carriacou

Petite Martinique

Grenada

Trinidad

Tobago

South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Chile

Cayman Islands

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Guiana (Fr.)

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Europe

Andorra

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Monaco

Netherlands 

Norway

Poland

Russia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

Vatican City

Asia & Pacific

East Asia

China

Hong Kong (China)

Macau (China)

Japan

North Korea

South Korea

Taiwan

South Asia

Bangladesh

India

Maldives

Sri Lanka

South Asia

Brunei

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Vietnam

Australasia

Australia

New Zealand

Melanesia

Fiji

New Caledonia (Fr)

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Micronesia

Guam (US)

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

Northern Mariana Islands (US)

Wake Island (US)

Polynesia

American Samoa (US)

Cook Islands (NZ)

Easter Island (Ch)

French Polynesia (Fr)

Niue (NZ)

Norfolk Island (A)

Tonga

Tuvalu

Samoa

Wallis and Futuna (Fr)

Drought Vulnerability, Exposure & Risk Modelling

Accurate Data Driven Models

In our model for drought risk Infinite Observations uses a variable infiltration capacity (VIC) model to simulate hydrological processes of basins in question under a multitude of future climate scenarios from Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (or CMIP5), which is the most current and extensive of the CMIPs. Based on the precipitation and runoff series obtained from the VIC model, comprehensive simulations with respect to the major characteristics of meteorological and hydrological droughts can be obtained. Such analyses are crucial for decision and policymakers. Our model meets our clients demands when considering drought mitigation plans into future water management practices. But also, for understanding the interactions of coupled water systems and agriculture. Furthermore, it provides essential insights into the inherent connection between climatic and hydrological changes under the influence of climate change. Recognising these connections and interrelationships can help contribute to improvements in modelling but also in the decision and policymaking process of climatic and hydrological practices.

Quantifying Both Short- & Long-Term Risks

Increasing anthropogenic emissions leads to global warming, a rise of around 1 degree Celcius since the last century, and in turn to climate change.  Almost all scientists, engineers and scholars now have come to an agreement that the average temperature of our planet is expected to continue rise in the future. Rising global temperatures lead to thawing of the polar ice caps resulting in sea level rise and regional climate change. Weather occurrences, such as heatwaves, floods, cold spells and droughts, become more intense, frequent and have a longer duration. The impact of regional climate patterns change from one geographic location to another can be very erratic and can have significant consequences. Infinite Observations employs solutions to determine the effect of regional climate change on precipitation, droughts and many other impacts.  As a result, both short-term and long-term regional climate change risks can be carried out to improve policy and decision making regarding the environment, and to highlight the urgency and necessity of developing mitigation and adaptation plans.

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Infinite Observations offers a broad spectrum of climate change related solutions and insights from the identification of climate risk to the quantification and validation of associated losses as well as analytics.

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