1 Feb 2012, UNISDR
'International agencies and donors should increase their efforts to focus the attention of health authorities on credible scenarios of major sudden-onset disasters,' warns PAHO Director, Dr. Periago...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 246,272 | ||
| Drought | 997,929 | ||
| Flood | 75,554 | ||
| Landslide | 8,438 | ||
| Earthquake | 13,950 | ||
| Tsunami | |||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake* | 2010 | 3,700,000 | |
| Storm | 1994 | 1,587,000 | |
| Storm | 1980 | 1,165,000 | |
| Drought | 1992 | 1,000,000 | |
| Storm | 1988 | 870,000 | |
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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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Earthquake education poster2010, NSF; TWB; UM
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.