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Honduras
Germanwatch releases Global Climate Risk Index 2010
8 Dec 2009, Germanwatch
The climate and development organization published its Global Climate Risk Index 2010 in Copenhagen today, underlining the need for the current climate summit to step in and to help those countries to adapt to climate change...
National Platform
- HFA Focal Point:
Comisión Permanente de Contingencias (COPECO) - Website:http://www.gob.hn/portal/poder_ejecutivo
- Contact:Director / Comisionado Nacional
- Phone:+504 2290606 +504 2290606 Ext. 103
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Honduras: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2003)2003, Honduras - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Other Development Reports
- Honduras: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2005)2005, Honduras - gov; IMF; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 39,098 |      |
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| Drought | 159,645 |  |
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| Flood | 20,619 |  |
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| Landslide | 3,046 |  |
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| Earthquake | 376,307 |     |
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| Tsunami | 3,947 |  |
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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 | 1998 | 2,112,000 |  |
| Flood | 1999 | 503,001 | |
| Flood | 2008 | 313,357 | |
| Drought | 2001 | 195,000 | |
| Drought | 2004 | 137,500 | |
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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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From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- 2°C is too much! WWF adaptation case studies for responding to climate change impacts2009, WWF
- Accountability and non-discrimination in flood risk management, investigating the potential of a rights-based approach: Honduras case study2008, Christian Aid; ODI
- Huracán Mitch: una mirada a algunas tendencias temáticas para la reducción del riesgo2000, PAHO; UNISDR - AM
- Vice president, climate change 10060United States of America , WWF
- Finance and administration expertHaiti (Port-au-Prince), Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
- Country representative - HaitiHaiti (Haiti), ARC
Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.