To provide a spatial surface of the proportional economic impacts of global flood hazard.

To provide a means of assessing global earthquake mortality risks and distribution.

To provide a means of assessing global flood mortality risks and distribution.

To provide a spatial surface of the total economic impacts of global flood hazard.

To provide a means of assessing the relative distribution and frequency of global earthquake hazard.

To provide a spatial surface of the proportional economic impacts of global cyclone hazard.

To provide a means of assessing the relative distribution and frequency of global cyclone hazard.

To provide a means of assessing the relative distribution and frequency of global drought hazard.

To provide a means of assessing global cyclone mortality risks and distribution.

To provide a spatial surface of the proportional economic impacts of global drought hazard.

To provide a spatial surface of the total economic impacts of global drought hazard.

To provide a means of assessing the relative distribution and frequency of global earthquake hazard.

To provide a means of assessing global drought mortality risks and distribution.

To provide a spatial surface of the total economic impacts of global cyclone hazard.

To provide insights into the processes that can negatively influence the sustainable development of countries, with particular reference to vulnerability to natural hazards.