17 Jan 2012, NNU
Dr. Dabbeek, Director of the Urban Planning and Disaster Risk Reduction Center at An-Najah emphasized the importance of seismic design of buildings and the necessity that all engineers and institutions commit to the standards of seismic design...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | |||
| Drought | 260,362 | ||
| Flood | 221 | ||
| Landslide | |||
| Earthquake | 31,063 | ||
| Tsunami | 108 | ||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemic | 1983 | 943 | |
| Flood | 2010 | 500 | |
| Flood | 2008 | 0 | |
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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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Educational kit on natural disaster risk reduction2010, UNESCO Cairo; UNISDR ROAS
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.