27 Jan 2012, Prensa Latina
'Nicaragua is a highly seismic territory and we have to be ready to face such a contingency or others like heavy rain and out-of-season drought caused by climate change,' noted Murillo, Coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Council...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | |||
| Drought | 5,194,680 | ||
| Flood | 233,320 | ||
| Landslide | 474 | ||
| Earthquake | 350,626 | ||
| Tsunami | |||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 2003 | 1,000,000 | |
| Flood | 1994 | 775,429 | |
| Extreme temp. | 1999 | 725,000 | |
| Flood | 2002 | 330,613 | |
| Flood | 2001 | 300,000 | |
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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
Foreword to the special issue: climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability in the Arctic2009, Norwegian Polar Institute
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.