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Caribbean: CCRIF and UNECLAC to create partnership for disaster risk reduction

22 Feb 2010, ECLAC

The partnership is hoped to facilitate capacity building and to develop strategies for mitigating the physical and socio-economic impacts of natural hazards, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, in the various countries of the region...


National Platform
Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone 2,938
Drought 4,794
Flood 0
Landslide 0
 
Earthquake 0
Tsunami 362
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Storm 2004 60,000
Storm 2005 1,650
Storm 1990 1,000
Storm 1999 210
Storm 1980 0
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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