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Afghanistan creates a new national consultative mechanism to reduce disaster impacts
2 Mar 2010, UNISDR - AP
More than 50 organizations, including governmental organizations, UN agencies, academic institutions, NGOs and private corporations, gathered in Kabul last week to create the first Afghan National Platform for disaster risk reduction...
National Platform
- National Policy & Plans
- Afghanistan: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2005)2005, Afghanistan - 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 | 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 | 0 |  |
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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 | 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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From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- South Asia: shared views on development and climate change2009, WB
- Disaster reduction and human security2005, Graduate School of Global Environ Studies; UNESCO
- Natural disaster prevention and preparedness in Afghanistan2004, DDP; Federal Foreign Office; InWEnt; UNAMA
- Technical specialist, early warning (re-advertisement)Thailand , ADPC
- Technical specialist, early warningThailand (Bangkok), ADPC
- Team assistant, GS-4 (two posts)Thailand (Bangkok), ESCAP
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Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.