3 Feb 2012, IOL
'The [drought] season will come earlier and last longer than usual. This will leave the Sahel hugely reliant on food imports, which will have to be acquired at sky-high prices. This could spell disaster for millions of people whose food needs will rise as their purchasing power plummets'...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | |||
| Drought | 413,988 | ||
| Flood | 44,023 | ||
| Landslide | 6,668 | ||
| Earthquake | 194 | ||
| Tsunami | |||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1990 | 186,900 | |
| Flood | 2008 | 25,000 | |
| Volcano | 1986 | 10,437 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 10,296 | |
| Epidemic | 1992 | 7,865 | |
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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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Mitigate and assess risk from volcanic impact on terrain and human activities (MIA-VITA) newsletter, n. 3, September 20112011, Natl Civil Protection Dept, Italy - gov
2011 UNICEF humanitarian action for children: building resilience2011, UNICEF
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.