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Americas
AFP: Flood risk for more than 200,000 homeless Haitians
16 Mar 2010, AFP
Andrew Gully reports for Agence France Presse on how the the survivors of the Haitian earthquake are now preparing themselves for the risk of major flooding...
- Launch: Water16-18 Mar 2010, United States of America (Florida)
- Gulf coast resilient home building conference: Building strong for the future19-21 Mar 2010, United States of America (Mississippi)
- World urban forum 522-26 Mar 2010, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
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From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- Technical guide for the implementation of a regional climate information system applied to the agricultural risk management in the Andean countries2009, CIIFEN
- Climate change: building the resilience of poor rural communities2010, IFAD
- FEMA faces challenges integrating community preparedness programs into its strategic approach2010, GAO, United States of America - gov
General Facts
- Population: 857 million (2005)
- Density: 20 per sq km
- Total Area: 42,322 sq km (X 1,000)
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
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- Mean annual economic losses due to natural disasters 1980–2008Mar 2009, Maplecroft
- Tropical cyclones over a 30-year period: Central and South AmericaMay 2009, UNISDR
- Distribution of mortality risk associated with floodsMay 2009, UNISDR
- Vice president, climate change 10060United States of America , WWF
- Finance and administration expertHaiti (Port-au-Prince), Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
- Country representative - HaitiHaiti (Haiti), ARC
External Online Resources
- America Latina Genera
- CRID: El Centro Regional de Información sobre Desastres (in Spanish)
- CRID: Regional Disaster Information Centre Latin America and the Caribbean (in English)
- Cruz Roja Media Luna Roja reducción del riesgo de desastres / IFRC Latin America disaster risk reduction (in Spanish)
- FAO and emergencies, from prevention to building back better
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- FAO: Global information and early warning system (GIEWS)
- HelpDesk for Integrated Flood Management (IFM HelpDesk)
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- PAHO: hospitals safe from disasters campaign 2008-2009
- SATCA: Early warning system for Central America
- UNFCCC: local coping strategies database
- US drought portal
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