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Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of
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: Componente de fortalecimiento de sistemas y políticas nacionales de prevención y atención de desastres (2006)2006, Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of - gov
- Venezuela: Ley de proteccion civil y administracion de desastres (2001)2001, 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
- Bolivia: 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) |
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| Flood | 1999 | 483,635 |  |
| Flood | 1999 | 59,368 | |
| Flood | 2002 | 55,376 | |
| Flood | 1996 | 41,500 | |
| Epidemic | 1995 | 32,280 | |
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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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- ACS 18th meeting of the Special Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction09-10 Sep 2010, Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)
- Emergency situations2007, Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of - gov
- Strategy for an efficient school building. Case study: Venezuela. Foundation for Educational Series1997, UNESCO
- Civil Protection and Disasters Administration, VenezuelaDirección Nacl de Protección Civil y Admin de Desastres, Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of - gov
From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- 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
- Disaster reduction in the Americas: ISDR informs, issue 16, 20092009, UNISDR - AM
- Project manager - disaster response (Latin America/Carribean)Costa Rica (San Jose), HFHI
- Community development specialist - HaitiHaiti (Port Au Prince), HFHI
- Director, Haiti emergency (early warning)Haiti (Port-au-Prince), Save the Children U.S.
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.