Criteria for Climate and Weather Related Risks Identification over the Republic of Moldova Territory

Abstract

The accelerating pace of climate change is associated to weather-climate related risks manifestations, which in recent years are becoming more intensive and more frequent. Unfortunately, we find that far at regional level there are no a basic scientific information which could highlight their specific spatio-temporal manifestation. In this context, criteria for several weather-related risks identification were quantified, the main ones being material damages, the number of casualties and victims and not the least - and the period they occur. The identified weather and climate related risks may be subject to a complex spatiotemporal analysis, having as a research tool - Geographic Information Systems.

Keywords

• Climate risks
• Geographic Information Systems
• Identification criteria
• Spatio-temporal estimation