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Expert warns of food crisis in West and Central Africa

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'...


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Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone
Drought 413,988
Flood 44,023
Landslide 6,668
 
Earthquake 194
Tsunami
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
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
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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