24 May 2013, PINA
Lack of engagement and co-ordination between local authorities and communities in the Pacific on disaster risk reduction, is among a number of findings from a survey conducted by the Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International. The findings were presented at one of the plenary sessions at the UN Global Platform on disaster reduction conference in Geneva this week...
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
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| Drought | 1999 | 84,000 | |
| Flood | 2008 | 85 | |
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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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Pacific Island countries national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, Yokohama, Japan, 23-27 May 19941994, AEMC, Australia - gov; SPREP; OCHA ROAP
Evidence, monthly UNISDR newsletter: issue 06, March 20122012, UNISDR
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