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Saint Kitts and Nevis
OECS: Stakeholders design harmonized disaster risk reduction protocol
30 Jan 2012, SKNVibes, Inc.
'The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is developing a harmonised protocol ensuring that all general Disaster Management components are considered including environmental and gender issues', said one participant, a 26-year disaster management specialist...
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- Saint Kitts and Nevis: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Saint Kitts and Nevis - gov
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 5,389 |      |
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| Drought | |||
| Flood | |||
| Landslide |  |
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| Earthquake | 2,162 |     |
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| Tsunami | 610 |  |
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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 | 10,000 |  |
| Storm | 1995 | 1,800 | |
| Storm | 1989 | 1,300 | |
| Storm | 1999 | 1,180 | |
| Storm | 1984 | 0 | |
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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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Climate risk adaptation and insurance in the Caribbean2011, CCRIF; MCII; Munich Re
Disaster risk management in Latin America and the Caribbean region: GFDRR country notes2010, GFDRR; WB
- 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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