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Europe: Strategies to reduce disaster risk at the heart of 3rd PPRD South meeting next week
8 Jun 2011, PPRD South
The increasing risk of disasters threatening the Euro-Mediterranean region and the growing importance of strategies to reduce disaster risks will be at the heart of the third meeting of the PPRD South Steering Committee to take place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 14 June 2011...
National Platform
- HFA Focal Point:
Ministry of Security - Website:http://www.msb.gov.ba/home/index.php?opt
- Contact:Assistant Minister, Head of Protection and Rescue Sector
- Phone:+387 33 492 738 +387 61 103 101
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2004, Bosnia and Herzegovina - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Min of Security, Bosnia and Herzegovina - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2004)2004, Bosnia and Herzegovina - gov; IMF; WB
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Common country assessment - CCA (2004)2004, UNDG
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 188,458 |  |
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| Flood | 12,161 |  |
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| Landslide | 644 |  |
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| Earthquake | 134,434 |     |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 2004 | 275,000 |  |
| Drought | 2003 | 62,575 | |
| Flood | 2010 | 20,000 | |
| Flood | 2010 | 14,910 | |
| Extreme temp. | 2009 | 10,000 | |
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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.