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302 human impact disasters claimed 29,782 lives; affected 206 million and inflicted record economic damages of $366 billion in 2011
Geneva – For two consecutive years the long-term disasters trend has been bucked by major earthquakes which claimed thousands of lives and affected millions in both 2010 and 2011, according to new st…
This brief presents key facts on the impacts of natural disasters such as drought, hurricanes, earthquakes and floods on Caribbean economies and livelihoods from 1998 to 2013. It also summarizes some of the initiatives undertaken in the region to adress this issue and reduce the risk and impacts. Further, it presents some of the tools and information sy…