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Djibouti
Horn & Eastern Africa: Drought highlights in 2011
30 Dec 2011, IRIN
Severe drought, exacerbated by poverty and conflict, hit at least four countries in 2011: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. Familiar laments emerged about the failure to heed warnings issued months earlier and learn from previous famines by building resilience to inevitable weather shocks...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Ministère de l'Intérieur et de la Décentralisation - Website:http://www.elec.dj/
- Contact:National Co-ordinator
- Phone:+253 35 25 42/ 35 71 62 +253 84 44 01 (mob)
- HFA Focal Point:
Ministère de l'Intérieur et de la Décentralisation - Website:http://www.elec.dj/
- Contact:National Co-ordinator
- Phone:+253 35 25 42/ 35 71 62 +253 84 44 01 (mob)
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Djibouti: National Report on the implementation of the HFA (2007)2007, Djibouti - gov
- Djibouti: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2004, Djibouti - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Djibouti: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2004)2004, Djibouti - gov; IMF; WB
- Djibouti: Common country assessment - CCA (2007)2007, UNDG
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 1,492 |  |
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| Flood | 234 |  |
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| Landslide | |
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| Earthquake | 68,423 |     |
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| Tsunami | |
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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 | 2008 | 340,000 |  |
| Flood | 1989 | 150,300 | |
| Drought | 2005 | 150,000 | |
| Drought | 1980 | 145,000 | |
| Flood | 1994 | 120,000 | |
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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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Educational kit on natural disaster risk reduction2010, UNESCO Cairo; UNISDR ROAS
A dangerous delay: the cost of late response to early warnings in the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa2012, Oxfam Intl; Save the Children UK
Drought, early warning and early action: IAWG position paper2011, IAWG
- Global Risk Data Platform (dynamic mapping tool)
Horn of Africa: annual probability of drought, flood, or locust infestationJun 2007, Humanitarian Info Unit, U.S. Dept of State
Horn of Africa: earthquake hazard mapJun 2007, Humanitarian Info Unit, U.S. Dept of State
- Disaster reduction and recovery specialist, P3Niger (Niamey), BCPR-UNDP
- Natural resources management and climate change advisorEthiopia (Addis Ababa), Save the Children U.S.
- Technical specialists - Resilience in the Limpopo river basinMozambique , ARD
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.