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Gabon: National Platform inaugural workshop - 'solutions beyond response'
2 Aug 2011, UNISDR AF
A three-day workshop took place in Libreville from 25-27 July to officially launch the activities of Gabon’s National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. There was a clear vision from the participants of the workshop that humanitarian response could not solve the problem of disasters...
National Platform
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Ministere de l'Interieur,de la Sécurité Publique, de l'Immigration et de la Décentralisation - Website:
- Contact:Directeur Général de la Prévention des Risques (point focal)
- Phone:0024107633097
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Ministry of Interior, Public Security, Immigration and Decentralization - Website:
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- Gabon: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2005)2005, Gabon - gov
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Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 15,215 |  |
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| Flood | 2,548 |  |
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| Landslide | 22 |  |
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| Earthquake | 151 |     |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemic | 2007 | 17,900 |  |
| Flood | 1988 | 10,000 | |
| Storm | 2010 | 1,442 | |
| Storm | 2009 | 800 | |
| Epidemic | 2010 | 443 | |
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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 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
Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.