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Benin
CGD: Twenty cities most vulnerable to storm surges, sea level rise
1 Oct 2009, IRIN
A new climate change report from development think-tank CGD lists 20 cities where the greatest number of people will be at the greatest risk from sea level rise and storm surges in the developing world...
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Direction de la Prévention et de la Protection Civile (DPPC) - Website:
- Contact:Directeur de la Prévention et de la Protection Civile
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Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Benin: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2005, Benin - gov
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- Benin: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, MISP, Benin - gov
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- Benin: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2008)2008, Benin - gov; IMF; WB
- Benin: Common country assessment - CCA (2001)2001, UNDG
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 |  |
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| Drought | 975,792 |  |
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| Flood | 78,231 |  |
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| Landslide | 222 |  |
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| Earthquake | 0 | |
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| Tsunami | 0 |  |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1983 | 2,100,000 |  |
| Flood | 1982 | 580,000 | |
| Flood | 1985 | 475,000 | |
| Flood | 1998 | 420,000 | |
| Flood | 2008 | 158,235 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- Rapport synthèse du séminaire régional de formation sur les outils et les méthodologies pour la prise en compte des risques liés aux changements climatiques dans les politiques de sécurité alimentaire en Afrique de l'Ouest2009, IAVS
- Disaster risk reduction in West and Central Africa: local perspectives2008, ENDA; ProVention Consortium
- Social scientist, climate changeKenya (Nairobi), ICRAF
- Internship vacancy with UNISDRKenya (Nairobi), UNISDR
Neighbouring Countries
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