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Humanitarian firefighters

Humanitarian firefighters. Federation appeals : in 2000 , CHF 447 million 50 million people assisted, up 66 per cent from 1999 Disaster response accounts for 82 per cent of all Federation operations 176 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies worldwide. The year in disasters.

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Humanitarian firefighters

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  1. Humanitarian firefighters • Federation appeals: in 2000,CHF 447 million • 50 million people assisted, up 66 per cent from 1999 • Disaster response accounts for 82 per cent of all Federation operations • 176 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies worldwide

  2. The year in disasters • The year 2000 witnessed 752 recorded disasters • Since 1996, hydro-meteorological disasters have doubled • 20,045 people killed • 256 million people affected by disasters

  3. Motive IPCC (Third Assessment report 2001): • More floods • More droughts • More extreme weather events like heatwaves • Millions of people affected by sealevel rise • More people affected by vector borne diseases More Disasters and More Humanitarian Crises

  4. RC/RC Centre on Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness establishment Climate Centre, June 2002

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