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Bangkok: Island nations frustrated at climate talks

5 Oct 2009, IRIN

Migration as an adaptive measure: Mohamed Nasheed, president of the Maldives, has spoken openly about moving all 370,000 residents to another country if, as looks likely, rising waters cover the islands, most of which are less than 1.5m above sea level...


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Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone 155
Drought 2,240
Flood 0
Landslide 15,050
 
Earthquake 0
Tsunami 2,857
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Volcano 2005 245,000
Storm 1987 50,000
Volcano 2005 39,000
Storm 1985 35,000
Storm 1983 30,052
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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