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Panama
First global scientific effort to examine the linkages between DRR and climate change adaptation
9 Nov 2009, UNISDR
More than 90 world experts assembled in Panama City to start a new assessment on how climate change will affect disaster risks in future and how countries can better manage the expected increases in damaging weather events due to climate change...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Sistema Nacional de Proteccion Civil (SINAPROC) - Website:http://www.sinaproc.gob.pa/
- Contact:Director General
- Phone:+507 31600/48/50/76
- HFA Focal Point:
Sistema Nacional de Proteccion Civil (SINAPROC) - Website:http://www.sinaproc.gob.pa/
- Contact:Director General
- Phone:+507 31600/48/50/76
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Panama: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2007-2009)2009, SINAPROC, Panama - gov
- Panama: National Report on the implementation of the HFA (2007)2007, Panama - gov
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Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 |  |
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| Drought | 26,466 |  |
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| Flood | 1,052 |  |
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| Landslide | 1,726 |  |
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| Earthquake | 176,584 |     |
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| Tsunami | 7,025 |  |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1983 | 81,000 |  |
| Flood | 2008 | 23,292 | |
| Flood | 1991 | 20,061 | |
| Earthquake* | 1991 | 18,060 | |
| Flood | 2002 | 15,000 | |
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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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- Towards a culture of disaster resilience - Guide for teachers2000, OREALC/UNESCO
- Reducción de desastres en América latina y el Caribe (no. 12)2006, UNISDR - AM
- Disaster Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean - Issue 13-20062006, UNISDR - AM
From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- From grassroots to global: people centered disaster risk reduction2008, ProVention Consortium
- Lessons learned from the 1997-98 El Niño: once burned twice shy?2001, NCAR; UNEP; UNISDR; WMO
- Mitch+5: regional forum report2004, CEPREDENAC; UNDP
- Vice president, climate change 10060United States of America , WWF
- Finance and administration expertHaiti (Port-au-Prince), Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
- Country representative - HaitiHaiti (Haiti), ARC
Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.