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Myanmar
School shakeout preparedness drill 2013
17 Apr 2013, GHS
The annual drill enhances earthquake preparedness in schools located in high earthquake risk zones in India, and marks the anniversary of the great Kangra earthquake, which killed more than 19,000 people in 1905. Schools in Bhutan and Myanmar also participated...
National Platform
- HFA Focal Point:
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement - Website:http://www.mswrr.gov.mm/
- Contact:Director General
- Phone:0095 67 404022 0095 9 49 202022
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Myanmar action plan on disaster risk reduction (MAPDRR) 2009-21052009, Myanmar - gov
- Myanmar: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) - interim2010, Min of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Myanmar - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Myanmar: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011)2011, Myanmar - gov
- Myanmar: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Min of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Myanmar - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Myanmar: Review of current and planned adaptation action2011, Adaptation Partnership
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 2008 | 2,420,000 |  |
| Flood | 1991 | 359,976 | |
| Storm | 2010 | 260,000 | |
| Mass Movement Wet | 2010 | 145,000 | |
| Flood | 1997 | 137,418 | |
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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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Resilient development planning in Myanmar: an overview - participant's handbook2013, ADPC; MNPED, Myanmar - gov
Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries2012, UNICEF; UNESCO
- Public health specialistSaudi Arabia (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), ADPC
- Project officer - DRR/CCA-mainstreaming specialistThailand (Bangkok), ADPC
- Disaster risk management specialistPhilippines (Manila), ADB
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