Waves generated by submarine earth movements, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or landslides. source: CRED
22 May 2013, Geneva Intl Cooperation, Switzerland - gov
'Our goal is mainly to sound the alarm, because if no one does anything, we will continue to spend a lot of money for humanitarian aid after the fact, instead of prevention before the fact,' said Neil McFarlane in an interview on the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction...
Disaster management: engineering and environmental aspects2013
Teacher's manual on disaster risk reduction education2012, CI; MOET, Viet Nam - gov; Plan Intl; SCI
Private sector strengths applied: good practices in disaster risk reduction from Japan2013, Kokusai Kogyo; UNISDR Hyogo
Lessons and recommendations from Japanese civil society for the post 2015 DRR framework2013, CWS-Asia/Pacific; JANIC; Peace Boat
Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2012Jan 2013, Munich Re
Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2011Jan 2012, Munich Re
| Countries | People exposed per year
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| 1 | Indonesia | 5,402,239 | |
| 2 | Japan | 4,497,645 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1,598,546 | |
| 4 | India | 1,114,388 | |
| 5 | Philippines | 894,848 | |
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database |
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