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Afghanistan
Where Afghan humanitarianism ends and development begins - Analysis
30 Jan 2012, IRIN
Mitigation projects, like flood protection walls, have fallen through the cracks. 'Disaster risk reduction is almost non-existent,' said one development worker. 'I've noticed that gap. There's very little proactive work done here. It's all reactive.'...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) - Website:http://www.andma.gov.af/
- Contact:General Director
- Phone:0093 700275830
- HFA Focal Point:
Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) - Website:http://www.andma.gov.af/
- Contact:General Director
- Phone:0093 700275830
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Afghanistan: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2005)2005, Afghanistan - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Afghanistan: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011)2011, Afghanistan - gov
- Afghanistan: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, ANDMA, Afghanistan - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Afghanistan: Common country assessment - CCA (2004)2004, UNDG
- Afghanistan: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2008)2008, Afghanistan - gov; IMF; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 2,782,330 |  |
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| Flood | 85,985 |  |
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| Landslide | 376 |  |
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| Earthquake | 1,036,727 |     |
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| Tsunami | |
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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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| Drought | 2000 | 2,580,000 |  |
| Drought | 2006 | 1,900,000 | |
| Mass mov. wet | 2006 | 300,000 | |
| Drought | 2008 | 280,000 | |
| Epidemic | 2002 | 200,000 | |
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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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Proceedings of the international symposium: Benefiting from earth observation - Bridging the data gap for adaptation to climate change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region2011, ICIMOD
Building resilience: Bridging food security, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction2011, SDC, Switzerland - gov; WFP
- Area coordinatorPakistan (North Sindh, Kamkot), ACTED
- Programme manager - Disaster risk reductionTajikistan (Penjakent 80%, Dushanbe 20%), Mission East
- Disaster risk reduction officerPakistan (Mirpur Khas), Save the Children Pakistan
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Neighbouring Countries
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