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Netherlands, the
UN session urges greater focus on risk reduction as water-related crises set to grow
18 Mar 2013, AlertNet
'Preparing for the worst can save lives. That is why we need early warning systems, disaster education and resilient structures,' U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the international body’s first high-level event on water and disasters...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Ministry of Security and Justice; National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (Min. VenJ/NCTV) - Website:http://www.government.nl/ministries/venj
- Contact:Senior Policy Advisor
- Phone:+31 70 751 5509 (secr.) +31 653 353 570
- HFA Focal Point:
Ministry of Security and Justice; National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (Min. VenJ/NCTV) - Website:http://www.government.nl/ministries/venj
- Contact:Senior Policy Advisor
- Phone:+31 70 751 5509 (secr.) +31 653 353 570
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Netherlands, the: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2011-2013)2012, Min. VenJ/NCTV, Netherlands - gov
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- Netherlands: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011)2011, Netherlands - gov
- Netherlands: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Netherlands - gov
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 1995 | 250,000 |  |
| Flood | 1993 | 13,000 | |
| Flood | 1998 | 2,000 | |
| Epidemic | 1999 | 200 | |
| Storm | 1997 | 100 | |
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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)
- Water resilient cities: short courses01-19 Jul 2013, Netherlands, the (Delft)
- Integrated water resources management as a tool for adaption to climate change01-19 Jul 2013, Netherlands, the (Delft)
- Disaster studies at bachelor, master and PhD levelsWageningen Univ, Netherlands, the (Wageningen)
- Erasmus Mundus MSc in flood risk managementUPC; TU Dresden; UNESCO-IHE; Univ of Ljubljana, Delft , Dresden, Barcelona and Ljubljana
- MSc in hydroinformaticsUNESCO-IHE, Netherlands, the (Delft)
School for Disaster Geo-Information ManagementITC
Preparedness for climate change2003, Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre
- 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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