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Belgium
Probability of contamination from severe nuclear reactor accidents is higher than expected
22 May 2012, Max Planck Inst for Chem
New research from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry report warns: Western Europe has the worldwide highest risk of radioactive contamination caused by major reactor accidents...
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- Belgium: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2004, Belgium - gov
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
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| Flood | 2002 | 1,200 |  |
| Earthquake* | 1983 | 1,030 | |
| Storm | 1999 | 905 | |
| Storm | 1995 | 800 | |
| Flood | 2010 | 690 | |
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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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- Conference on desertification and land degradation17-18 Jun 2013, Netherlands, the (Ghent)
- Assessing public health in emergency situations - APHES 201301-12 Jul 2013, Belgium (Brussels)
- Executive course in global risk analysis and crisis management01 Sep 2013 - 01 Jun 2014, Belgium (Brussels)
Global risk of radioactive fallout after major nuclear reactor accidents2012, Max Planck Inst for Chem
Towards better humanitarian donorship: 12 lessons from DAC peer reviews2012, OECD
- Chief of branch, D1Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
- Disaster risk reduction adviserUnited Kingdom (London, with up to 90 days overseas travel per year), British Red Cross
- Chief of unit, resource mobilization, P5Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
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