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Sensitivity to desertification index map

Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 24 May 2017

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Topics: Soil Climate change adaptation

Map from the DISMED project (Desertification Information System for the Mediterranean) showing the sensitivity to desertification and drought as defined by the sensitivity to desertification index (SDI) based on soil quality, climate and vegetation parameters.

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Methodology:: The adopted methodology is inspired by the one developed in the framework of the MEDALUS project (Mediterranean Desertification And Land Use). Sensitivity to the desertification of the different spatial homogeneous units is defined by an index (ISD: index of sensitivity to the Desertification) obtained from the geometrical average of three indexes of the soil quality, climate and vegetation. This raster version was built from a calculation within three indexes: Soil (Soil Database V2 (JRC)), Vegetation (CLC 2000) and Climate (Aridity index).
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Map