Azerbaijan Humanitarian Background
Disasters, Conflicts and Migration |
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Natural Disasters |
Yes / No |
Comments / Details |
Drought |
n/a | n/a |
Earthquakes |
Yes |
25-Nov-2000 , No Killed : 31 4-Jun-1999 , No. Killed : 1 , No Total Affected: 9,170 9-Jul-1998, No. Killed : 1, No Total Affected 700,010 |
Epidemics |
n/a | n/a |
Extreme Temperatures |
Yes | Feb-2012, No. Killed : 5 |
Flooding |
Yes |
4-May-2010, No. Killed : 3 , No Total Affected: 70,000 5-Jun-1997 , No Killed : 11 , No Total Affected : 75,000 5-Oct-1995, No. Killed : 5 , No Total Affected: 6,000 |
Insect Infestation |
n/a | n/a |
Mudslides |
n/a | n/a |
Volcanic Eruptions |
n/a | n/a |
High Waves / Surges |
n/a | n/a |
Wildfires |
n/a | n/a |
High Winds |
n/a | n/a |
Other Comments |
Mass Movement Wet: Dec-2000 , No. Killed : 11 | |
Man-Made Issues |
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Civil Strife |
n/a | n/a |
International Conflict |
n/a | n/a |
Internally Displaced Persons |
n/a | n/a |
Refugees Present |
n/a | n/a |
Landmines / UXO Present |
n/a | n/a |
Other Comments |
Transport Accident - |
For more detailed database on disasters by country, please see the Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters:
EMDAT Information on Azerbaijan
Calamities and Seasonal Affects
Seasonal Affects on Transport | ||
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Transport |
Comments |
From (month) to (month) |
Primary Road Transport |
The Climate forms has no major obstacle for any logistics operation except if it is in mountain area | n/a |
Secondary Road Transport |
The Climate forms has no major obstacle for any logistics operation except if it is in mountain area | n/a |
Rail Transport |
The Climate forms has no major obstacle for any logistics operation except if it is in mountain area | n/a |
Air Transport |
The Climate forms has no major obstacle for any logistics operation except if it is in mountain area | n/a |
Waterway Transport |
The Climate forms has no major obstacle for any logistics operation except if it is in mountain area | n/a |
Seasonal Affects on Storage and Handling (economic, social, climate...) |
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Activity |
Comments |
From <month> to <month> |
Storage |
The Climate forms has no major obstacle for any logistics operation except if it is in mountain area |
n/a |
Handling |
The Climate forms has no major obstacle for any logistics operation except if it is in mountain area |
n/a |
Other |
The Climate forms has no major obstacle for any logistics operation except if it is in mountain area |
n/a |
For additional information on Azerbaijan temperature and climate, please see the following document:
Azerbajian Temperature &
Climate Information
Capacity and Contacts for In-Country Emergency Response
Government
The Ministry of Emergency Situations, the activity of which is organized and supervised by Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan is a body of executive authority involved in the development and implementation of the state policy and regulation in the area of civil defense, protection of the population and territories from emergency situations of natural (geophysical, geological, meteorological, hydrological, maritime, natural fires, etc.) and anthropogenic (fires, explosions, building and facility collapses, catastrophes involving discharge and emission of chemical, radioactive and biologically hazardous substances, failures in electro-energy systems, housing infrastructures, treatment facilities, hydro-dynamic installations, oil and gas production and refining facilities, trunk pipelines, transport vehicles, etc.) nature (hereinafter referred to as emergency situations), prevention and elimination of the consequences of emergency situations, fire safety, safety of people in water basins and safety of movement of small-sized ships, safety in the implementation of industrial and mining operations, safety in construction, establishment of state funds of material reserves dealing with management, coordination and control over these areas, organization of emergency response measures in the event of a possible or actual occurrence of emergency situations, protection of enterprises, facilities and installations of strategic importance which come under natural, man-made and terrorist threats.
For information on the Azerbaijan Ministry of Emergency Situation, please see the following document:
Information on The Ministry of Emergency Situations
For details on Azerbaijan Government Agency Contact details, please see the following link:
4.1 Azerbaijan Government Contact List
Humanitarian Community
For details on Azerbaijan Humanitarian Agency Contact details, please see the following link:
4.2 Azerbaijan Humanitarian Agency Contact List