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Albania
High-level disaster risk experts meet
11 Feb 2010, ANSA
High-level experts from Civil Protection groups in 14 Mediterranean countries are meeting today and tomorrow in Cairo as part of the Euro-Mediterranean Programme on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters (PPRD South)...
National Platform
- National Policy & Plans
- Albania: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2005)2004, Albania - gov
- 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  |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 |  |
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| Drought | 742,793 |  |
|
| Flood | 3,646 |  |
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| Landslide | 2,674 |  |
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| Earthquake | 213,253 |     |
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| Tsunami | 0 |  |
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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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From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- The structure, role and mandate of civil protection in disaster risk reduction for South Eastern Europe2009, ACPDR, MORS; Italian Civil Protection Dep, Presidency of the Council of Min; OCHA; UNISDR; WB
- South Eastern Europe disaster risk mitigation and adaptation initiative: risk assessment for South Eastern Europe, desk study review2008, UNISDR; WB
- Head of climate changeUnited Kingdom (Brighton), IDS
- Project coordinator - Disaster risk reduction staff capacity developmentUnited Kingdom (Oxford), Oxfam GB
- Management consultantSwitzerland (Virtual with frequent interaction with UNISDR Geneva and regional offices), UNISDR
Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.