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Senegal
Sahel: Donors learning funding lessons - slowly
6 Feb 2012, IRIN
This year donors are stepping up more quickly to meet Sahel’s humanitarian needs compared to 2010, when they were slow to respond. However, they are still at fault for taking a quick-fix approach rather than addressing long-term disaster prevention and resilience needs...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Direction de la Protection Civile, Ministère de l'Intérieur - Website:http://www.gouv.sn/
- Contact:Director
- Phone:(221) 33 889 39 00 (221) 77 529 05 32
- HFA Focal Point:
Direction de la Protection Civile, Ministère de l'Intérieur - Website:http://www.gouv.sn/
- Contact:Director
- Phone:(221) 33 889 39 00 (221) 77 529 05 32
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Senegal: Plan d'action national pour l'adaptation aux changements climatiques2006, Senegal - gov
- Senegal: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) 2010, Direction de la Protection Civile, Min de l'Int, Senegal - gov
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- Senegal: Common country assessment - CCA (2006)2006, UNDG
- Senegal: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2007)2007, IMF; Senegal - gov; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 224,195 |  |
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| Flood | 21,177 |  |
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| Landslide | |
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| Earthquake | 2 |     |
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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) |
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| Drought | 1982 | 1,200,000 |  |
| Flood | 1998 | 300,000 | |
| Drought | 2002 | 284,000 | |
| Flood | 2009 | 264,000 | |
| Flood | 2002 | 179,000 | |
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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 early warning to early action: The Doune Baba Dieye game2009, Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre
- 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.