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Jordan
High-level disaster risk experts meet
11 Feb 2010, ANSA
High-level experts from Civil Protection groups in 14 Mediterranean countries are meeting today and tomorrow in Cairo as part of the Euro-Mediterranean Programme on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters (PPRD South)...
National Platform
- HFA Focal Point:
Supreme Council of Civil Defence, General Directorate of Civil Defence Disaster Management - Website:
- Contact:Lieutenant Colonel/ Brig
- Phone:+962 65667717 +962 65685473
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Disaster risk reduction national coordinating mechanisms in Jordan (2008)2008, Jordan - gov
- Jordan: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2005, Jordan - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Jordan: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Supreme Council of Civil Defence, General Directorate of Civil Defence Disaster Mgmnt, Jordan - gov
- Jordan: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2007)2007, Jordan - gov
- Other Development Reports
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 |  |
|
| Drought | 484,223 |  |
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| Flood | 1,000 |  |
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| Landslide | 0 | |
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| Earthquake | 37,282 |     |
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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 | 1999 | 180,000 |  |
| Drought | 2000 | 150,000 | |
| Flood | 1991 | 18,000 | |
| Epidemic | 1981 | 715 | |
| Storm | 2000 | 200 | |
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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
- Reduction of earthquake losses in the extended Mediterranean region (RELEMR): seismicity and earthquake engineering in the extended Mediterranean region2010, UNESCO
- Towards improved public awareness for climate related disaster risk reduction and management in the Arab region2010, UNESCO Cairo
- Reducing urban risk in Asia: status report and inventory of initiatives2009, Graduate School of Global Environ Studies; Kyoto Univ; SEEDS; UNISDR - Hyogo
- Field programme directorCambodia (Phnom-Penh), Handicap Intl
- Forestry, climate change and biodiversity conservation technical advisorIndonesia (Jakarta), Winrock Intl
- Research specialistsJapan (Tsukuba), ICHARM
Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.