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Myanmar
Myanmar: In Hainggyi Island, villagers more prepared to face disaster
15 Feb 2010, Myanmar Times, the
'World Vision Myanmar gave us a telephone, radios and a loudspeaker, built a bridge and a road. They also trained us in disaster risk reduction' said U Nyunt Thaung, a village leader...
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- Myanmar: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Min of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 867,976 |      |
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| Drought | 390,251 |  |
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| Flood | 444,450 |  |
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| Landslide | 24,960 |  |
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| Earthquake | 874,557 |     |
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| Tsunami | 672,696 |  |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 2008 | 2,420,000 |  |
| Flood | 1991 | 359,976 | |
| Flood | 1997 | 137,418 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 101,920 | |
| Storm | 1994 | 64,970 | |
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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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- Planet 1 - Water Pollution - Myanmar1999, ACCU
- Planet 1 - Water Pollution - Myanmar1999, ACCU
- Planet 2 - Forest Conservation - Myanmar2001, ACCU
From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- Field programme directorCambodia (Phnom-Penh), Handicap Intl
- Forestry, climate change and biodiversity conservation technical advisorIndonesia (Jakarta), Winrock Intl
- Research specialistsJapan (Tsukuba), ICHARM
Neighbouring Countries
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