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Papua New Guinea
Pacific islands: Collection of data for climate change adaptation and disaster preparedness
10 Mar 2010, Solomon Star Newspapers
The Solomon Star reports on a initiative for climate change adaptation and disaster preparedness in the Pacific. 'This survey will provide valuable information on building construction types and making them safer with respect to earthquakes, cyclones and tsunami,' said project leader, Phil Glassey of GNS Science. The project is part of a joint initiative involving the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank Regional Partnership for climate change adaptation and disaster preparedness.
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- Papua New Guinea: National disaster mitigation policyNDC, Papua New Guinea - gov
- Papua New Guinea: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2005, Papua New Guinea - gov
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Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 20 |      |
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| Drought | 55,570 |  |
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| Flood | 4,949 |  |
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| Landslide | 14,628 |  |
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| Earthquake | 1,107,388 |     |
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| Tsunami | 7,144 |  |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1997 | 500,000 |  |
| Storm | 2007 | 162,140 | |
| Volcano | 1994 | 152,002 | |
| Flood | 1992 | 90,000 | |
| Flood | 2008 | 75,300 | |
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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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From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- Project officer: Pacific adaptation to climate change (PO-PACC)Samoa (Apia), SPREP
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