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Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of
Strengthening impact of cities campaign
14 Dec 2011, UNISDR
23 cities in 16 countries have completed a four-month pilot test of the Local Government Self-Assessment Tool (LG-SAT) for making their cities resilient. 'The entire city pulls together to discuss disaster risk reduction, using the report as baseline data to track progress in environmental protection, poverty reduction and urban planning'...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Dirección Nacional de Protección Civil y Administración de Desastres - Website:http://www.pcivil.gob.ve/
- Contact:Director Nacional
- Phone:+58 2126626759 +58 4166105403
- HFA Focal Point:
Dirección Nacional de Protección Civil y Administración de Desastres - Website:http://www.pcivil.gob.ve/
- Contact:Director Nacional
- Phone:+58 2126626759 +58 4166105403
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Venezuela: Fuerza de tarea humanitaria Simón Bolívar2008, Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of - gov
- Venezuela: Ley de la organización nacional de protección civil y adminstración de desastres2001, Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of - gov
- Venezuela: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2007)2007, Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of - gov
- Other Development Reports
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 2,265 |      |
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| Drought | 3,086,910 |  |
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| Flood | 44,925 |  |
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| Landslide | 1,412 |  |
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| Earthquake | 423,630 |     |
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| Tsunami | 902 |  |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 1999 | 483,635 |  |
| Flood | 2010 | 94,800 | |
| Flood | 1999 | 59,368 | |
| Flood | 2002 | 55,376 | |
| Flood | 1996 | 41,500 | |
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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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- Emergency situations2007, Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of - gov
Civil Protection and Disasters Administration, VenezuelaDirección Nacl de Protección Civil y Admin de Desastres, Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of - gov
Guía técnica para la implementaicón de un sistema regional de información climática aplicada a la gestión de riesgo agrícola en los países Andinos2009, CIIFEN
Technical guide for the implementation of a regional climate information system applied to the agricultural risk management in the Andean countries2009, CIIFEN
- 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
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.