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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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Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone 9,904
Drought
Flood
Landslide 474
 
Earthquake
Tsunami 840
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Storm 1980 80,000
Storm 1983 3,000
Flood 2010 2,000
Storm 2010 1,000
Storm 1994 750
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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