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United States of America
New York City is just beginning to gird for the '100-year storm'
3 Feb 2012, Capital
In her article for Capital, Katharine Jose addresses a very real danger the city may be facing as a result of environmental changes already well underway: Sea-level rise. 'You have to stop building more assets in a risky way in flood zones. Start with avoiding bad things for the future'...
National Platform
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U.S. Department of State - Website:http://www.state.gov/
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U.S. Department of State - Website:http://www.state.gov/
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- United States of America: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011)2011, United States of America - gov
- United States of America: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, USGS, United States of America - gov
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone | 3,573,351 |      |
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| Drought | 26,055,000 |  |
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| Flood | 390,594 |  |
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| Landslide | 4,384 |  |
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| Earthquake | 4,618,586 |     |
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| Tsunami | 528,017 |  |
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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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| Flood | 2008 | 11,000,148 |  |
| Storm | 2004 | 5,000,000 | |
| Storm | 1999 | 3,000,010 | |
| Storm | 2008 | 2,100,000 | |
| Storm | 1985 | 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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- E-learning course on safe and resilient cities06-29 Feb 2012, United States of America (Washington D.C.)
- Esri federal GIS conference22-24 Feb 2012, United States of America (Washington, D.C.)
- Second national flood workshop27 Feb - 01 Mar 2012, United States of America (Houston)
- Disaster management & humanitarian assistance certificateUH Mānoa, United States of America (Honolulu, Hawaiʻi)
- Graduate certificate in global post-disaster studies: Reconstruction with vulnerable populationsUMass Boston, United States of America (Boston)
- Global post-disaster reconstruction and management certificateUMass Boston, United States of America (Boston)
Tropical cyclones: a preparedness guide2011, ARC; FEMA, United States of America - gov; NOAA, United States of America - gov
Ready New York: preparing for emergencies in New York City2010, OEM, United States of America - gov
Cultivating a state of readiness: our response to April 27, 20112012, TRAC, United States of America - gov
Central and Eastern United States seismic source characterization for nuclear facilities: technical report2012, EPRI; NRC, United States of America - gov; DOE, United States of America - gov
- ARkStorm scenario2011, USGS, United States of America - gov
- Beat the quake! Drop, cover, hold on2008, Earthquake Country Alliance
- Head of national society support and knowledge developmentHaiti (Port-au-Prince (Base Camp)), IFRC
- Regional manager, Asia, Middle East & Europe regionUnited States of America , ARC
- Disaster risk management senior specialistUnited States of America (Washington, DC), IDB
External Online Resources
- Adaptation Database and Planning Tool (ADAPT)
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