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- ISDR System
- Hyogo Framework for Action
- HFA Monitoring & Review
- Global Assessment Report
- Global Platform
- National Platforms
- Key Documents
- Countries & Regions
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- Capacity development
- Civil society/NGOs
- Climate change
- Community based DRR
- Complex Emergency
- Early warning
- Economics of DRR
- Education
- Environment
- Gender
- GIS and mapping
- Governance
- Health
- Information management
- Media
- Private-public partnerships
- Recovery
- Risk identification
- Risk transfer and insurance
- Space technology
- Urban risk
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- Avalanche
- Cold wave
- Cyclone
- Drought
- Earthquake
- Epidemic
- Flood
- Heat Wave
- Insect Infestation
- Land Slide
- Mud Flow
- Storm Surge
- Technical Disaster
- Tornado
- Tsunami
- Volcano
- Wild Fire
- Organization Contacts
- Networks & Communities
- Training & Events
- Jobs
- Terminology
- Documents & Publications
- News & Announcements
- Multimedia
Americas
- Assist national Health Ministries to ensure that health sector vulnerability reduction priorities are formulated and instituted
HFA Priority for action 1 - Cooperative Project with ADRC member countries
HFA Priority for action 1 - Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programmes (DPM)
HFA Priority for action 1
- Livelihoods based planning for disaster risk reduction16-22 Jul 2008
- Backyards and beyond: national WUI fire education conference06-08 Nov 2008
- Los Angeles International earthquake conference12-14 Nov 2008
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
*: reported
Online Resources
- Cruz Roja Media Luna Roja reducción del riesgo de desastres / IFRC Latin America disaster risk reduction (in Spanish)
- PAHO: hospitals safe from disasters campaign 2008-2009
- U.S. Drought Portal
- WMO severe weather information centre
- WMO severe weather information centre: heavy rain/snow
- WMO severe weather information centre: thunderstorms
