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Arab region to face extreme weather events: UN official

28 Nov 2011, Kuwait Times

Margareta Wahlstrom,, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General of Disaster Risk Reduction, stated that the Arab region and the North Africa could witness extreme weather events due to the rapid urbanization and climate change, reports Kuwait Times...


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Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone
Drought 128,431
Flood 1,622
Landslide 8
 
Earthquake
Tsunami 5,565
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Storm 2007 20,000
Storm 2002 83
Storm 1981 0
Storm 2003 0
Storm 2010 0
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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