10 May 2013, UNISDR
The Lancet cites a number of examples where building resilience to disasters has clearly paid off including the greatly reduced death tolls from floods in China and cyclones in Bangladesh as a result of wide-scale early warning and evacuation systems. Mozambique's efforts at emergency flood preparedness are also cited...
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1981 | 4,750,000 | |
| Flood | 2000 | 4,500,000 | |
| Drought | 1991 | 3,300,000 | |
| Storm | 1994 | 2,502,000 | |
| Drought | 2005 | 1,400,000 | |
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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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Learning to live with floods: a guide to reduce vulnerability in areas susceptible to flooding2007, Mozambique - gov; UN-HABITAT
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