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Education: A launch pad for disaster resilience

13 Aug 2012, UNISDR

'The Hyogo Framework, which builds on decades of practical experience, calls for concerted and strong efforts to push the education agenda; governments, civic leaders and scientists should all reinforce this message,' said Margareta Wahlström, Chief of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction...


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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Drought 1983 500,000
Drought 2002 500,000
Drought 2007 475,000
Drought 1992 331,500
Flood 1987 100,000
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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