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Oxfam: Bolivia battered on five fronts by climate change
4 Nov 2009, Oxfam Intl
Bolivia will be battered on five fronts by climate change, according to a new report published by Oxfam International today. The report underlines what is at stake at UN climate talks in Barcelona and an EU-US Summit in Washington today...
National Platform
- HFA Focal Point:
Viceministerio de Defensa Civil y Cooperación al Desarrollo Integral - Website:http://www.defensacivil.gov.bo/
- Contact:Vice Minister of Civil Defense
- Phone:+591 22430770 +591 22510973
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Bolivia: reglamento general de reducción de riesgos y atención de desastres y/o emergencias - D.S. N° 26739 (2002)2002, Bolivia - gov
- Bolivia: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2007-2009)2009, Viceministerio de Defensa Civil y Coop al Desarrollo Integral, Bolivia - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Other Development Reports
- Bolivia: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2001)2001, Bolivia - gov; IMF; WB
- Bolivia: Common country assessment - CCA (2006)2006, UNDG
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 |  |
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| Drought | 393,898 |  |
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| Flood | 32,576 |  |
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| Landslide | 482 |  |
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| Earthquake | 90,279 |     |
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| Tsunami | 0 |  |
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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 | 1983 | 1,583,049 |  |
| Drought | 1983 | 1,500,000 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 485,000 | |
| Flood | 2001 | 357,250 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 339,495 | |
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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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- Community prevention and preparedness for disastersBolivian Red Cross
From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- Technical guide for the implementation of a regional climate information system applied to the agricultural risk management in the Andean countries2009, CIIFEN
- Andean Community Disaster Prevention Project (PREDECAN) 2005-2009 final report2009, CAN; EC
- 2°C is too much! WWF adaptation case studies for responding to climate change impacts2009, WWF
- Vice president, climate change 10060United States of America , WWF
- Finance and administration expertHaiti (Port-au-Prince), Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
- Country representative - HaitiHaiti (Haiti), ARC
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.