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Floods in natural disasters context Evolution of hidrometeorological World distribution disasters by (1970 type (1991-2005) – 2005) Flood Wind Storm Biological disasters Earthquake and Tsunami Drought Slide Extreme temperature Wild Fire Volcano 2 % 5 % 4 % 4 % 6 % 8 % Floods are the hidrometeorological disaster with largest growth in last 35 years 14 % 25 % 33 % Source: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, UCL, Brussels, Belgium Floods are the natural disaster with major incidences worldwide Source: UN/ISDR
Floods are among the most common and most devastating natural disasters. (WMO - World Meteorological Organization) Floods have the greatest damage potential of all natural disasters worldwide and affect the greatest number of people. (UN – Guidelines for Reducing Flood Losses) Flooding causes over one-third of the total estimated costs and is responsible for two thirds of people affected by natural disasters. (UN – Guidelines for Reducing Flood Losses) From 1992 to 2001 a reported 1.2 billion people were affected and 96 500 killed by flooding. (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2002)
Page 1 and 2: Bangladesh Mozambique India Somalia
Page 3 and 4: Discussion and goals . Call for att
Page 5: Vulnerability . The human condition
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Page 11 and 12: Floods, human development and vulne
Page 19 and 20: Final remarks . Poverty is a keywor
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