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República Dominicana: MINERD desarrolla acciones preventivas para reducir riesgos ante casos de desastre
28 Jan 2012, Periódico Hoy
El Ministerio de Educación (MIINERD) desarrolla desde 1998 numerosas acciones con la finalidad de concientizar a la comunidad educativa acerca de cómo actuar en caso de desastres, a través de su Programa de Gestión de Riesgo, antes llamado Programa de Seguridad Escolar...
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Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 602,264 |      |
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| Drought | 552,313 |  |
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| Flood | 56,720 |  |
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| Landslide | 1,670 |  |
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| Earthquake | 643,042 |     |
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| Tsunami |  |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 1988 | 1,191,150 |  |
| Storm | 1998 | 975,595 | |
| Flood | 1981 | 150,000 | |
| Storm | 2007 | 79,728 | |
| Flood | 2003 | 65,003 | |
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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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- Book-Guide on Disasters and Emergencies for Communities2001, Dominican Red Cross; ECHO
- Disaster risk management senior specialistUnited States of America (Washington, DC), IDB
- Senior community development delegateHaiti (Carrefour Feuilles, Port au Prince), ARC
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