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Addressing Central Asia’s severe disaster risk

26 Apr 2011, Brookings Inst, the

'Much remains to be done since the risks remain very significant for all five countries in Central Asia and for many segments of their populations,' UNDP adviser Johannes Linn reports on the third Central Asia Regional Risk Assessment meeting recently held in Almaty. More on risk in Central Asia at the Global Platform...


Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone
Drought 444,188
Flood 9,437
Landslide 0
 
Earthquake 36,506
Tsunami
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Flood 1993 420
Earthquake* 2000 0
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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