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Eritrea
Climate change: How rivers will behave
14 Nov 2011, IRIN
'So you cannot even draw up an adaptation strategy, as we are not certain about what we need to adapt to…the goal post will keep changing.' A framework is needed to plan a strategy for the better management of water, and make countries and people more resilient...
National Platform
- Other Development Reports
- Eritrea: Common country assessment - CCA (2001)2001, UNDG
- Eritrea: National adaptation programme of action - NAPA (2007)2007, Eritrea - gov; GEF; UNDP; UNFCCC
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 118,101 |  |
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| Flood | 1,213 |  |
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| Landslide | 36 |  |
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| Earthquake | 113 |     |
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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) |
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| Drought | 1999 | 2,300,000 |  |
| Drought | 2008 | 1,700,000 | |
| Drought | 1993 | 1,600,000 | |
| Storm | 1993 | 15,675 | |
| Flood | 2004 | 7,013 | |
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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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- 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.