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...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | |||
| Drought | 58,075 | ||
| Flood | 33,570 | ||
| Landslide | 48 | ||
| Earthquake | |||
| Tsunami | |||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 2009 | 2,400,000 | |
| Drought | 2001 | 800,000 | |
| Drought | 1997 | 356,000 | |
| Drought | 1993 | 300,000 | |
| Flood | 2001 | 175,763 | |
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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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