7 Mar 2013, Zurich
To maximize the community impact of the program, Zurich has committed to a long-term strategic alliance on flood disaster risk reduction with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Together with the IFRC, Zurich will enhance community flood resilience through the development and application of innovative disaster risk reduction solutions...
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake* | 1985 | 2,130,204 | |
| Storm | 2005 | 1,954,571 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 1,600,000 | |
| Storm | 2005 | 1,000,000 | |
| Flood | 2010 | 1,000,000 | |
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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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Tsunami alert levels for the Caribbean except for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands2011, NOAA, United States of America - gov
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.