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Gambia
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National Platform
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Office of the Vice President - Website:http://www.statehouse.gm/vice.html
- Contact:Permanent Secretary
- Phone:+220 4202655
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Gambia: National disaster management policy2007, Gambia - gov
- Gambia: National disaster management programme: strategic action plan 2008-20112008, Gambia - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Disaster Management Agency (Gambia): Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Gambia - gov
- Gambia: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Office of the Vice President, Gambia - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Gambia: Common country assessment - CCA (2005)2005, UNDG
- Gambia: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2009)2009, Gambia - gov; IMF; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 |  |
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| Drought | 30,802 |  |
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| Flood | 1,939 |  |
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| Landslide | 6 |  |
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| Earthquake | 0 | |
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| Tsunami | 0 |  |
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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 | 1980 | 500,000 |  |
| Flood | 1999 | 32,000 | |
| Storm | 2003 | 8,019 | |
| Storm | 2004 | 6,137 | |
| Flood | 1996 | 4,000 | |
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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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From ISDR System and other DRR actors
Neighbouring Countries
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