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Solomon Islands

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The Pacific's threatened islands

5 Jan 2012, Asia Sentinel Co. Ltd.

'We need funds to build more seawalls and work on water projects. The biggest threat to Kiribati is coastal erosion and water salination. We need to address these problems before 2020. The Green Climate Fund should be made available today'...


Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone 3,877
Drought
Flood
Landslide 1,016
 
Earthquake 180,016
Tsunami 14,574
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Storm 1986 150,000
Storm 1993 88,500
Storm 1982 30,000
Flood 2010 16,017
Flood 2009 7,000
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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