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Costa Rica: foro nacional de gestión del riesgo
14 Oct 2009, CNE, Costa Rica - gov
Presidente de la Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias, Vanessa Rosales señaló en el acto inaugural del Foro Nacional que los costarricenses tienen el derecho a la prevención. El foro es una gran consulta nacional que servirá para validar la propuesta del Plan Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo...
National Platform
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Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias (CNE) - Website:http://www.cne.go.cr
- Contact:Presidente
- Phone:+506 22200378
- HFA Focal Point:
Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias (CNE) - Website:http://www.cne.go.cr
- Contact:Presidente
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- Costa Rica: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2007-2009)2009, CNE, Costa Rica - gov
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Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 1,379 |      |
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| Drought | 1,803 |  |
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| Flood | 1,593 |  |
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| Landslide | 5,878 |  |
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| Earthquake | 1,231,496 |     |
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| Tsunami | 9,769 |  |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 1996 | 500,000 |  |
| Storm | 1996 | 216,000 | |
| Flood | 1991 | 185,021 | |
| Storm | 1988 | 127,500 | |
| Flood | 2008 | 92,000 | |
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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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- Multi-hazard early warning systems workshop for Central America and the Caribbean22-25 Mar 2010, Costa Rica
- Radionovela: Tiempos de huracanes; guía de apoyo para talleres participativos2002, IOM; UNISDR - AM
- Soap opera days of hurricanes: a guide to support participatory workshopsUNISDR - AM
- IFRC series promoting community-based disaster risk reduction activities2006, IFRC; ProVention Consortium
From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- Disaster reduction and human security2005, Graduate School of Global Environ Studies; UNESCO
- ENOS variabilidad climática y riesgo de desabre en las Américas: procesos, patrones y gestión2008, FLACSO; IAI; Oxfam Intl; LA RED
- El cambio climático: causas, consecuencias y la reducción de riesgos de desastre de Cruz Roja Costarricense2009, Cruz Roja Costarricense; IFRC; Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre
- Finance and administration expertHaiti (Port-au-Prince), Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
- Advisor, emergency preparedness and responseHaiti (Port-au-Prince), PAHO
- 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.