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Somalia
Oxfam: 'Thousands of lives and millions of pounds lost due to late response to food crisis in East Africa'
18 Jan 2012, Oxfam Intl
'It’s shocking that the poorest people are still bearing the brunt of a failure to respond swiftly and decisively. We know that acting early saves lives but collective risk aversion meant aid agencies were reluctant to spend money until they were certain there was a crisis'...
National Platform
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- Somalia: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2004, Somalia - gov
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 352,162 |  |
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| Flood | 32,720 |  |
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| Landslide | |
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| Earthquake | 1,650 |     |
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| Tsunami | 24,232 |  |
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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 | 2008 | 3,300,000 |  |
| Drought | 2010 | 1,400,000 | |
| Flood | 1997 | 1,230,000 | |
| Drought | 2000 | 1,200,000 | |
| Drought | 1987 | 500,000 | |
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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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A dangerous delay: the cost of late response to early warnings in the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa2012, Oxfam Intl; Save the Children UK
Drought, early warning and early action: IAWG position paper2011, IAWG
- Global Risk Data Platform (dynamic mapping tool)
Horn of Africa: annual probability of drought, flood, or locust infestationJun 2007, Humanitarian Info Unit, U.S. Dept of State
Horn of Africa: earthquake hazard mapJun 2007, Humanitarian Info Unit, U.S. Dept of State
- 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
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