11 Feb 2010, IRIN
Kenya's failure to put in place a comprehensive disaster preparedness policy means its response to high-risk events such as droughts, floods, epidemics and major accidents tends to be slow, poorly coordinated and unnecessarily expensive, say specialists...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 | ||
| Drought | 8,958,760 | ||
| Flood | 31,468 | ||
| Landslide | 9,556 | ||
| Earthquake | 3,003 | ||
| Tsunami | 4,698 | ||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1999 | 23,000,000 | |
| Epidemic | 1994 | 6,500,000 | |
| Drought | 2005 | 3,500,000 | |
| Drought | 1991 | 2,700,000 | |
| Drought | 2004 | 2,300,000 | |
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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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Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.