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Government ministers call for support to disaster-proof schools and hospitals at Global Platform

22 May 2013, UNISDR

Representatives from 35 governments who met with business executives and senior experts at the 4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, have issued a call 'to develop nationally agreed standards for hazard risk assessments especially of critical infrastructure (including schools, health centers, electricity and water supply systems, nodal ITC centres, road and transport systems) by 2015'...


National Platform
  • National Platform Focal Point:
    Building & Housing Research Center (BHRC)
  • Website:http://www.bhrc.gov.ir/
  • Contact:President of BHRC and Secretary of Iranian National Platform, HFA
  • Phone:+98 218 825 5949


  • Hyogo Framework for Action
  • HFA Focal Point:
    Building & Housing Research Center (BHRC)
  • Website:http://www.bhrc.gov.ir/
  • Contact:President of BHRC and Secretary of Iranian National Platform, HFA
  • Phone:+98 218 825 5949
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Drought 1999 37,000,000
Flood 2001 1,200,200
Flood 1980 950,000
Earthquake* 1990 710,000
Flood 1993 484,728
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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