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Asia–Pacific analysis: Be proactive on disaster planning

26 Jan 2012, SciDevNet

After the recent events happening in Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, Crispin Maslog calls for governments to apply knowledge from scientific research to better prepare for and cope with disasters, and to find ways to manage urban growth...


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Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone 11
Drought 5,266
Flood 1,765,674
Landslide 530
 
Earthquake
Tsunami 1,101
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Drought 1994 5,000,000
Flood 2000 3,448,053
Flood 2001 1,669,182
Flood 2002 1,470,000
Flood 1996 1,300,000
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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