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Haiti
UNISDR: 'Are we capable of learning the lessons of Haiti?'
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...
National Platform
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Ministère de l'Interieur, des Collectivités Territoriales et de la Sécurité Nationale - Website:
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Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Haiti: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2004, Haiti - gov
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- Haiti: Common country assessment - CCA (2000)2000, UNDG
- Haiti: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2008)2008, Haiti - gov; IMF; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 246,272 |      |
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| Drought | 997,929 |  |
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| Flood | 75,554 |  |
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| Landslide | 8,438 |  |
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| Earthquake | 13,950 |     |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- It's cyclone seasonMin of Interior, Thailand - gov
- Haiti, 2 ans après2012, CRF
- Weather hastened Haiti quake - experts2011, AlertNet
- Corruption and earthquakes - an audio interview with Professor Roger Bilham2011, BBC
- Disaster risk management senior specialistUnited States of America (Washington, DC), IDB
- Senior community development delegateHaiti (Carrefour Feuilles, Port au Prince), ARC
Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.