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PPRD South: Workshop addresses GIS for civil protection in Europe

4 Mar 2010, Italian Civil Protection Dep, Presidency of the Council of Min

The 5-million Euro EU-funded Programme on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters is organizing a workshop to increase knowledge on the Mediterranean and Balkan regions' exposure to disasters...


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Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone 0
Drought 3,763,800
Flood 26,738
Landslide 1,750
 
Earthquake 1,306,229
Tsunami 0
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Earthquake* 1980 930,317
Earthquake* 2003 210,261
Flood 2006 60,000
Flood 2008 59,050
Flood 2001 45,423
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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