Development of A Methodology to Calculate an SDG Indicator Relevant for Security Applications Using EO Data

With regard to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which address a range of social, economic and environmental challenges faced by the world today, the present work is targeting a specific indicator of relevance for security. A methodology to support the calculation of the SDG indicator 13.1.1 (Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population) is presented; while the indicator is currently based on data from national demographic agencies, the proposed method incorporates the use of Earth Observation (EO) data. The workflow has been tested in the Sahel region (Niger), one of the hot-spots for Climate Security concerns.