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...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 11 | ||
| Drought | 5,266 | ||
| Flood | 1,765,674 | ||
| Landslide | 530 | ||
| Earthquake | |||
| Tsunami | 1,101 | ||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| 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 | |
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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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