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Cape Verde
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...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Serviço Nacional de Protecção Civil (SNPC) - Website:http://www.snpc.cv
- Contact:President
- Phone:+238 2616176 +238 9917336 cell
- HFA Focal Point:
Ministry of Defense - Website:
- Contact:Minister
- Phone:+238 2610511 +238 9916712
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Cape Verde: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2007-2009)2009, SNPC, Cape Verde - gov
- Cape Verde: National Report on the implementation of the HFA (2007)2007, Cape Verde - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Cape Verde: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Cape Verde - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Cape Verde: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2006)2006, Cape Verde - gov; IMF; WB
- Cape Verde: Common country assessment - CCA (2002)2002, UNDG
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 |  |
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| Drought | 0 | ||
| Flood | 0 | ||
| Landslide | 178 |  |
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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) |
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| Drought | 2002 | 30,000 |  |
| Epidemic | 1994 | 12,344 | |
| Drought | 1998 | 10,000 | |
| Volcano | 1995 | 6,306 | |
| Storm | 1984 | 5,500 | |
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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
- Status report on disaster risk reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, preliminary version, June 20092009, AU; UNISDR - AF; WB
- Towards a culture of prevention: disaster risk reduction begins at school, good practices and lessons learned2007, UNISDR
- Ten African experiences: implementing the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Africa2006, UNCCD
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.