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Americas
USA-FEMA preparedness integration study: state-level stakeholder dialogue is now open
29 July 2009
At the request of Congress, the National Academy of Public Administration is conducting a study of FEMA’s implementation of key provisions of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006...
- 34th Annual natural hazards research and application workshopNatural Hazards Center - 15-18 Jul 2009, Broomfield, Colorado (United States of America)
- Foro regional Mitch + 10 para la construcción de lineamientos para la política centroamericana para la gestión de integrada del riesgoCEPREDENAC; SICA - 21-23 Jul 2009, Guatemala City (Guatemala)
- MMT 09: 6th international symposium on mobile mapping technologyUNESP - 21-24 Jul 2009, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo (Brazil)
- Dominican Republic: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)Dominican Republic - gov
- Mexico: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)Mexico - gov
- Panama: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)Panama - 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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- Voces para el CambioUNISDR - 2009
- Beat the quake! Drop, cover, hold onEarthquake Country Alliance - 2008
- Nicaragua: Matagalpa project approachUNOSAT - 2007
- Preparedness unit managerNew Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, DHS, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Economic affairs (disaster evaluation)ECLAC, Santiago
- Disaster operations specialistPAHO, Washington, D.C.
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
- FAO: Climate impact on agriculture (CLIMPAG)
- FAO: DRR-TECA (technology for agriculture) practices and technologies
- FAO: Global information and early warning system (GIEWS)
- HFA-pedia: an online disaster risk reduction resource (in English and Spanish)
- Knowledge network on vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
- Natural disaster awareness tool catalogue
- PAHO: hospitals safe from disasters campaign 2008-2009
- SATCA: Early warning system for Central America
- UNFCCC: local coping strategies database
- US drought portal
- WMO: severe weather information centre
- WMO: severe weather information centre: heavy rain/snow
- WMO: severe weather information centre: thunderstorms
