GQ U DM R G WORLDBANKGROUP ANDCENTRAL ELUROPE AS1A(ECA) AFFECTED AFFECTED CAPITAL LOSS RI5K PROF] LES BY 100-YEAR BY 250-YEAR FROM 250-YEAR FLOOD EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE GDP $10.5 billion* IVacedonia, FYR os- - T he population and economy of the former Yugoslav Republic of of the remainder generated by industry and agriculture making B ULGA I A Macedonia are exposed to earth- a smaller contribution. FYR of quakes and floods, with floods posing Macedonis per capita GDP was the greater risk. The model results for $5,040. present-day risk shown in this risk pro- file are based on population and gross domestic product (GDP) estimates for ince in the FYR Macedonia, wit Pti 0, DnlA%I' 2015. The estimated damage caused by greater color saturation indicating historical events is inflated to 2015 US greater GDP within a province. dollars. dolr.The blue circles indicate the risk Seti Nmikosn of experiencing floods and the About 60 percent of FYR Macedonia's orange circles the risk of earth- population lives in urban environments. quakes in terms of normalized The country's GDP was approximately annual average of affected GDP. BrRd US$10.5 billion in 2015, with over 60 The largest circles represent the percent derived from services, most greatest normalized risk The risk is estimated using flood and earth- Dbrr, Neon ________________________ quake risk models. TOP AFFECTED PROVINCES The table displays the provinces at greatest normalized risk for each Dernir4 N I'peril. In relative terms, as shownriGeqij EARTHQUAKE in the table, the province at great ANNUAL AVERAGE OF ANNUAL AVERAGE OF est risk of floods is Skopje, and the AFFECTED GDP (%) AFFECTED GDP (%) one at greatest risk ofearthquakes GREECE is Ohrid. In absolute terms, the Skopje Ohrid 6 province atgreatest risk of both Veles Struga 5 Valandovo Debar 4 floods and earthquakes is Skopje. Annua Average of Affected GOP Stip Resen 3 Negotino 2 Skopje 2 GDP (billions of 10 Brod 2 Berovo 2 There is a high correlation 5 F Kavadarci 2 Delcevo 2 b EARTHQUAKE Gevgelija Strumica 2population and DP of a Bitola 1 Gostivar 2 province. Debar Virica 2 o e0 Negligible Mace onia FYRWORLDBANKGROUP DR ROPE" ANE E|G A51A(ECA) ENTRAL he most devastating flood in fthe 10- and 100-year bars are the the former Yugoslav Republic same height, then the impact of a 10- of Macedonia since it gained year event is as large as that ofa 100- its independence in 1991 occurred in year event, and the annual average of SE 1995 and caused nearly $400 million affected GDP is dominated by events in damage. More recently, flooding in that happen relatively frequently. BULGARIA 2004 affected over 100,000 people If the impact ofa 100-year event is and caused almost $5 million in much greater than that of a 10-year damage. event, then less frequent events make Kriva Palanka a larger contribution to the annual Kumanovo/V This map depicts the impact of flood- average of affected GDP Thus, even ing on provinces' GDPs, represented if a provinces annual affected GDP as percentages of their annual aver- seems small, less frequent and more retiDl age GDPs affected, with greater color intense events can still have Large saturation indicating higher percent- impacts. ages. The bar graphs represent GDP affected by floods with return periods The annual average population affect of 10 years (white) and 100 years ed by flooding in FYR Macedonia is Gostivar S (black). The horizontal line across the about 70,000 and the annual averae bars also shows the annual average of affected GDP about $500 million. For GDP affected by floods. most provinces,the 10-and 100- year impacts do not differ much, so When a flood has a 10-year return relatively frequent floods have large Debar period, it means the probability of impact on te ans.oh occurrence of a flood of that magni- fhe tude or greater is 10 percent per year. are much greater than the 10-year Prilep a r a A 100-yearAfoo flood 10-eahas aprbailty ha a probability impacts, less frequent events make a Demtir Hisar of occurrence of 1 percent per year. b h a Oraid This means that over a long period of time, a flood of that magnitude will, e on average, occur once every 100 - years. It does not mean a 100-year Affected GDP (%)for flood will occur exactly once every 100 years. In fact, it is possible for a One block = 5% 40 flood of any return period to occur more than once in the same year, or to appear in consecutive years, or not Annual Average of Affected GOP (%) 20 to happen at all over a long period of Anniua[ average time.I T ~ T IftQ 0-an10-year 100-year aced nia,FY M RWORLDBANKGROUP GF R EL ECENTRAL A5IA(ECA) ROP AND T he former Yugoslav Republic appear in consecutive years, or not of Macedonia's worst earth- to happen at aD over a long period quake since 1900 happened of time. in 1963 in Skopje, with a magnitude S A of 6. It caused over 1,000 fatalities and close to $8 billion in damage, same height, then the Impactof a and Skopje was almost completely 10-year event is as large as that oh destroyed. A 1931 earthquake, also in Skopje, killed over 150 people. events that happen relatively fre- Kj,,nv This map depicts the impact of quently. If the impact of a 100-year earthquakes on provinces' GDPs, event is much greater than that of represented as percentages of their a 10-year event, then less frequent annual average GDPs affected, with events make larger contributions to greater color saturation indicating the annual average of affected GDP. higher percentages. The bar graphs Thus, even if a province's annual represent GDP affected by earth- affected GDP seems small, lessfre- quakes with return periods of 10 quent and more intense events can A years (white) and 100 years (black). still have large impacts. The horizontal line across the bars also shows the annual average of b ffeced GDPby GDP affected earhquaes.affected earthquakes. by earthquakes in FYR of Macedonia is about 40,000 and the When an earthquake has a 10-year annual average affected GDP about return period, it means the prob- $200 million. The annual averag- ability of occurrence of an earth- es of fatalities and capital losses quake of that magnitude or greater caused by earthquakes are about is 10 percent per year. A 100-year 10 and about $100 million, respec- 2 erthquake has a probability of eartqaehsapoaiiyo tively The fatalities and capital occurrence of t percent per year. losses caused by more intense, less This means that over a long period frequent events can be substantially of time, an earthquake of that mag- larger than the annual averages. nitude will, on average, occur once For example, an earthquake with every 100 years. It does not mean a 0.4 percent annual probability a 100-year earthquake will occur of occurrence (a 250-year return exactly once every 100 years. In period event) could cause about 400 fact, it is possible for an earthquake fatalities and $2 billion in capital Average of Affected GDP (%) of any return period to occur more loss (about 20 percent of GDP). Annua[ than once in the soame year, or to If t 10 10-year 100-year M ed ni aYRWORLDBANKGROUP , GFDRRP" AN CENTRAL A51A(ECA) EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE ANNUAL AVERAGE CAPITAL LOSS (MllLiNS ANNUAL AVERAGE FATALITIES he rose diagrams show the provinces with the potential . oT for greatest annualfaverage capital losses and highest annual average numbers of fatalities, as determined using an earthquake risk model. The potentia for greatest capital Gostivar 2 truga 5 loss occurs in Skopje, which is not surprising, given the economic importance of the province. EARTHQUAKE he exceedance probability curves display the GDP EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITY CURVE, 2015 AND 2080 EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITY CURVE, 2015 AND 2080 T affected by, respectively, floods and earthquakes for 14 >45 varying probabilities of occurrence. Values for two different time periods are shown. A solid line depicts the affected 12 GDP for 2015 conditions. A diagonally striped band depicts the range of affected GDP based on a selection of clmt 2080 and socioeconomic scenarios for 2080. For example, if FYR 8 25 of Macedonia had experienced a 100-year return period Co 0 20 2 flood event in 2015, the eced GDP would have been an 6 estimated $2 billin. , however, the affected GDP 4 t from the same type of event would range from about $7 d w0 2015 2 2015 billion totaot$11 billion. If FY of Macedonia had expe- T rienced at250-year earthquake event in 2015, the affected 0250 10 GDP would have been about $3 billion. In 2080, however, urn peod (years) the affected GDP from the same type of event would range .. .from about $20 billion to about $40 billion, due to popu- 0. laton growth, urbanization, and the increase in exposed Pro babi lity( )ases 17 assets. All historical data on floods and earthquakes are from D.Guha-Sapir, R. Below, and Ph. HoyDis, EN-DAT International Disaster Database (Universite CatholiqUe de Louvain, Brussels, Belgiurn), www.emdat.be, and J.Daniell and ASchae- fer, "Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region Earthquake Risk AsSessment Country and Province Priling," fial report to IFDRR, 2014 Damage estimates for all historical events have been inflated to 2015 US$.