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Displaying 4 of about 4 resultsBetween Saturday 19 and Monday 20 May 2018, Djibouti was affected by severe weather caused by the passage of tropical cyclone Sagar, including wind speeds of 90km/hour, heavy rainfall of up to 110mm recorded in the within a few hours,1 and flash floods of up to 1m in some low-lying parts of the region. The heavy rains due caused flash floods especially…
The Republic of Djibouti is vulnerable to many natural hazards, the most frequent and destructive being droughts, floods and earthquakes. Since 2007, it has experienced an unprecedented drought which, according to the government of Djibouti, has seriously affected more than 120,000 people in rural areas, or 50% of the rural population, and 15% of the to…
The strategy aims at outlining a vision, strategic priorities and core areas of implementation for disaster risk reduction in the Arab region, as well as to enhancing institutional and coordination mechanisms, and monitoring arrangements to support the implementation of the Strategy at the regional, national and local level through preparation of a Prog…
This study provides an overview on disasters and conflicts in 57 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries during the last four decades, including a review of disaster risk reduction strategies from The Yokohama Strategy to the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters (HFA) an…