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Philippines: Legarda supports gov't initiatives on disaster mitigation
27 Jan 2012, Office of Senator Loren Legarda
'The cost-effectiveness of investing in pre-disaster activities has already been proven in other countries including China, Vietnam and Bangladesh. The use of the calamity fund for pre-disaster activities will boost the ongoing efforts of government agencies and LGUs and will hasten the realization of our goal to become a disaster-resilient nation'...
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China National Committee for International Disaster Reduction (CNCIDR) - Website:http://www.mca.gov.cn
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Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone | 9,933,174 |      |
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| Drought | 71,297,700 |  |
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| Flood | 3,972,502 |  |
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| Landslide | 121,488 |  |
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| Earthquake | 8,139,068 |     |
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| Tsunami | 473,639 |  |
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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 | 1998 | 238,973,000 |  |
| Flood | 1991 | 210,232,227 | |
| Flood | 1996 | 154,634,000 | |
| Flood | 2003 | 150,146,000 | |
| Flood | 2010 | 134,000,000 | |
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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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- 3rd annual China international disaster reduction and emergency service show07-09 May 2012, China (Beijing)
- International conference on earthquake engineering research challenges in the 21st century18-21 May 2012, China (Harbin)
- 2012 conference: Rebuilding sustainable communities after disasters in China15-16 Nov 2012, United States of America (Boston, MA)
School-based disaster risk reduction: making education safer2011, AIDMI; Concern
- Retrofit and reconstruction for resilience2008, Monash University
- China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province - trailer2009, HBO
- 2007 Disasters in numbers2008, CRED; UNISDR
- ProgrammerThailand (Pathumthani), RIMES
- Area coordinatorPakistan (North Sindh, Kamkot), ACTED
- Programme manager - Disaster risk reductionTajikistan (Penjakent 80%, Dushanbe 20%), Mission East
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