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Kuwait Declaration calls for actions to minimize short- and long-term vulnerability of the West Asia and North Africa region to climate change

17 Nov 2011, WMO

An International Conference on Adaptation to Climate Change and Food Security in West Asia and North Africa adopted the “Kuwait Declaration” which called for urgent actions to minimize short and long-term vulnerability to climate change...


Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone
Drought 248,405
Flood 162
Landslide
 
Earthquake 27
Tsunami
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Flood 1997 200
Epidemic 2003 1
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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