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Egypt
Government ministers call for support to disaster-proof schools and hospitals at Global Platform
22 May 2013, UNISDR
Representatives from 35 governments who met with business executives and senior experts at the 4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, have issued a call 'to develop nationally agreed standards for hazard risk assessments especially of critical infrastructure (including schools, health centers, electricity and water supply systems, nodal ITC centres, road and transport systems) by 2015'...
National Platform
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Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center, Crisis Mangement and DRR Sector (IDSC) - Website:http://www.idsc.gov.eg/
- Contact:Director , Crisis management and Disaster Risk Reduction Sector
- Phone:+20 227 929 292 +20 100 845 5890
- HFA Focal Point:
Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center, Crisis Mangement and DRR Sector (IDSC) - Website:http://www.idsc.gov.eg/
- Contact:Director , Crisis management and Disaster Risk Reduction Sector
- Phone:+20 227 929 292 +20 100 845 5890
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- Egypt: Review of current and planned adaptation action2011, Adaptation Partnership
- Egypt: Common country assessment - CCA (2005)2005, UNDG
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 1994 | 160,660 |  |
| Earthquake* | 1992 | 92,649 | |
| Flood | 2010 | 3,500 | |
| Flood | 1995 | 3,000 | |
| Flood | 2002 | 800 | |
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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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Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries2012, UNICEF; UNESCO
Educational kit on natural disaster risk reduction2010, UNESCO Cairo; UNISDR ROAS
Factsheet: overview of disaster risk reduction in the Arab region2013, UNISDR ROAS
Aqaba declaration on disaster risk reduction in cities2013, ASEZA, Jordan - gov; Jordan - gov; LAS; SDC, Switzerland - gov; UNDP Jordan; UNISDR ROAS
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Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.