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WorldPop Open Data Helps UNICEF Pinpoint Children’s Climate Vulnerability

Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next UNICEF is launching the Global Child Hazard Database (GCHD) at London Climate Action Week later this month. The GCHD initiative provides globally standardised datasets on children’s exposure to overlapping climate and environmental risks. The project aims to provide timely and accurate data to support informed decision-making and policy advocacy for the world’s youth. Central to this […]

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Mapping Vulnerability: Researchers Present New Climate and Population Data at EGU26

WorldPop News / Tim O'Riordan

Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next Improving accuracy in geospatial data is transforming how we protect vulnerable populations from climate-driven disasters. Earlier this month, a team of researchers from WorldPop and the FuturePop project presented pioneering research at the EGU26 General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. From tracking flood-induced displacement in India to

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The Data Behind the Shield: How Early Warnings and Population Maps Save Lives

WorldPop News / Tim O'Riordan

Each year, tropical cyclones threaten more than a billion people living in low-lying coastal cities. As storms grow more intense and cities expand, the stakes are rising. But a recent study led by Dr Haiyan Liu, a visiting researcher with WorldPop, shows that multi-hazard early warnings supported by more effective use of data can dramatically

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Maps of Europe showing heat-related excess mortality projected annual average heat-related excess deaths per million population at a 1.5 °C, b 2.0 °C, c 3.0 °C, and (d) 4.0 °C.

New Study Warns of Sharp Rise in Heat-Related Deaths Across Europe Due to Climate Change

WorldPop News / Tim O'Riordan

A new collaborative study co-authored by Principal Research Fellow Dr Shengjie Lai, has issued a stark warning about the growing threat of heat-related mortality in Europe, driven by intensifying climate change and rapid population aging. Using WorldPop gridded population data, the research team found that between 2010 and 2022, over 368,000 deaths were linked to

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WorldPop Open Data Helps UNICEF Pinpoint Children’s Climate Vulnerability

Mapping Vulnerability: Researchers Present New Climate and Population Data at EGU26

The Data Behind the Shield: How Early Warnings and Population Maps Save Lives

New Study Warns of Sharp Rise in Heat-Related Deaths Across Europe Due to Climate Change

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