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Americas
Haiti: IOM launches hurricane awareness campaign by radio and SMS
31 Aug 2010, IOM
The campaign will deliver clear and simple information about staying safe during hurricanes and avoiding floods and landslides. Meteorologists have warned of a particularly dangerous Atlantic hurricane season with as many as 8-12 hurricanes expected...
- Experts round table: 'Floodplain management with no adverse impact in coastal zones and adaptation to climate change and climate variability'08 Sep 2010, United States of America (Washington DC)
- ACS 18th meeting of the Special Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction09-10 Sep 2010, Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)
- Japan-US sister cities disaster preparedness and response exchange15-17 Sep 2010, United States of America (Seattle, Washington)
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From ISDR System and other DRR actors
General Facts
- Population: 857 million (2005)
- Density: 20 per sq km
- Total Area: 42,322 sq km (X 1,000)
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
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- Natural Disasters Risk Index 2010May 2010, Maplecroft
- Mean annual economic losses due to natural disasters 1980–2008Mar 2009, Maplecroft
- Tropical cyclones over a 30-year period: Central and South AmericaMay 2009, UNISDR
- Project manager - disaster response (Latin America/Carribean)Costa Rica (San Jose), HFHI
- Community development specialist - HaitiHaiti (Port Au Prince), HFHI
- Director, Haiti emergency (early warning)Haiti (Port-au-Prince), Save the Children U.S.
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- America Latina Genera
- CRID: El Centro Regional de Información sobre Desastres (in Spanish)
- CRID: Regional Disaster Information Centre Latin America and the Caribbean (in English)
- Cruz Roja Media Luna Roja reducción del riesgo de desastres / IFRC Latin America disaster risk reduction (in Spanish)
- FAO and emergencies, from prevention to building back better
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- PAHO: hospitals safe from disasters campaign 2008-2009
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- UNFCCC: local coping strategies database
- US drought portal
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- WMO: severe weather information centre
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