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United Kingdom
Flood risk: 'England ill-prepared'
31 Jan 2012, TCPA, United Kingdom - gov
'The economic and social impacts of leaving potentially 200,000 homes without flood risk insurance are untenable. At present, England is badly organised to deal with the scale of these challenges,' said Kate Henderson, Chief Executive of the Town and Country Planning Association.
National Platform
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Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) - Website:http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresili
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Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) - Website:http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresili
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Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
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- United Kingdom: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011)2011, United Kingdom - gov
- United Kingdom: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, United Kingdom - gov
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 3,198,200 |  |
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| Flood | 26,747 |  |
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| Landslide | 348 |  |
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| Earthquake | 6,301 |     |
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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) |
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| Flood | 2007 | 340,000 |  |
| Storm | 1998 | 250,000 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 30,000 | |
| Storm | 2000 | 19,504 | |
| Storm | 1996 | 12,000 | |
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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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- CIWEM international event - water management in Europe22-23 Feb 2012, France (Lille)
- Water and environment 2012: CIWEM's annual conference20-21 Mar 2012, United Kingdom (London)
- 1st International conference on the design, construction, maintenance, monitoring and control of urban water systems25-27 Apr 2012, United Kingdom (New Forest)
- MSc Geophysical hazardsUCL, United Kingdom (London)
- MSc Earthquake engineering with disaster managementUCL, United Kingdom (London)
- MA/MSc Disasters, adaptation and developmentKing's College, United Kingdom (London)
The Isle of Wight fire and rescue service: year 2Isle of Wight Council
The Isle of Wight fire and rescue service: year 5Isle of Wight Council
UK climate change risk assessment 2012: evidence report2012, DEFRA, United Kingdom - gov
Climate: observations, projections and impacts2011, Met Office, United Kingdom - gov
- Reducing disaster risk in a changing climate2009, UNISDR
- Team assistant, G-4 (resource management section)Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
- Information assistant, G5Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
- Associate public information officer, P2Belgium (Brussels), UNISDR EUR
External Online Resources
- British Geological Survey: earthquakes
- Business Link: Climate Resilience Toolkit
- DEFRA UK: Understanding adaptation
- Tearfund international learning zone (TILZ): disaster risk reduction
- UK Climate Impacts Programme: Adaptation actions database
- UKCIP Adaptation Wizard
- UNFCCC: National communications Annex I
Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.