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Albania
Albania: New disaster preparedness and emergency action plan is in place
11 Oct 2011, Balkans.com
The Regional Environmental Center announced the introduction of a new disaster preparedness and emergency action plan to deal with prevention and management of flood risks in the region of Shkodër. Steps foward include 'strengthening capacities of municipalities and communes for dealing with disaster situations, and in increasing people’s awareness about potential risks...'
National Platform
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Ministry of Interior, Civil Emergency General Directorate - Website:http://www.moi.gov.al/
- Phone:+355 69 41 090 82 +35542273191
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Albania: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2005)2004, Albania - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Albania: Obot, 300 inhabitants, nine days under water kingdom - official communiqué2010, Ministry of Interior, Civil Emergency General Directorate
- Other Development Reports
- Albania: Common country assessment - CCA (2004)2004, UNDG
- Albania: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2008)2008, Albania - gov; IMF; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 742,793 |  |
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| Flood | 3,646 |  |
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| Landslide | 2,674 |  |
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| Earthquake | 213,253 |     |
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| Tsunami | |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1989 | 3,200,000 |  |
| Storm | 2005 | 400,000 | |
| Storm | 2002 | 125,000 | |
| Flood | 2002 | 66,884 | |
| Flood | 1992 | 35,000 | |
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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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Children and disasters: building resilience through education2011, UNICEF; UNISDR EUR
Disaster risk reduction capacity assessment report for Albania2011, BCPR-UNDP; CADRI
- Information systems assistant, G-4Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
- Team assistant, G-4 (resource management section)Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
- Information assistant, G5Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.