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Nicaragua
Nicaragua to get disaster mitigation aid from Russia
27 Jan 2012, Prensa Latina
'Nicaragua is a highly seismic territory and we have to be ready to face such a contingency or others like heavy rain and out-of-season drought caused by climate change,' noted Murillo, Coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Council...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres (SINAPRED) - Website:http://www.sinapred.gob.ni/
- Contact:Secretario Ejecutivo
- Phone:(505) 2280-9910 (505)888-40312
- HFA Focal Point:
Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres (SINAPRED) - Website:http://www.sinapred.gob.ni/
- Contact:Secretario Ejecutivo
- Phone:(505) 2280-9910 (505)888-40312
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Nicaragua: Plan nacional de respuesta del SINAPRED2008, Nicaragua - gov
- Nicaragua: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) 2010, SINAPRED, Nicaragua - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Nicaragua: Common country assessment - CCA (2000)2000, UNDG
- Nicaragua: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2006)2006, IMF; Nicaragua - gov; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone | 8,930 |      |
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| Drought | 95,664 |  |
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| Flood | 5,290 |  |
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| Landslide | 3,062 |  |
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| Earthquake | 882,487 |     |
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| Tsunami | 1,724 |  |
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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) |
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| Storm | 1998 | 868,228 |  |
| Storm | 1988 | 360,278 | |
| Volcano | 1992 | 300,075 | |
| Drought | 1997 | 290,000 | |
| Storm | 2007 | 188,726 | |
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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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- Disaster management training course06-12 May 2012, Spain (Barcelona)
- 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.