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- About the Hyogo Framework for Action
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Americas
USA: Climate talk shifts from curbing CO2 to adapting
15 Jun 2013, AP
'It's called adaptation and it's about as sexy but as necessary as insurance,' experts said. Over 36 municipal officials from across the USA will announce a nationwide effort to make their cities more resilient to natural disasters and the effects of man-made global warming...
- Oceans and the Law of the Sea: 14th session of the informal consultative process (ICP 14)17-20 Jun 2013, United States of America (New York)
- CoastGIS 2013 Conference: Monitoring and adapting to change on the coast18-21 Jun 2013 (tentative), Canada (Victoria, British Columbia)
- USA: Coastal climate adaptation and resilience workshop19 Jun 2013, United States of America (Perrysburg, Ohio)
- Regional Policy & Plans
- Official Statements & Presentations
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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Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2012Jan 2013, Munich Re
The coming flood: Explore the future's rising seasFeb 2013, PIK
- Grenada Red Cross's song competition: Music video - Be prepared by Eclipse, Swipe and Avonni2012, ECHO; CRF; Grenada Red Cross
- Thematic debate on disaster risk reduction2012, UNGA; UNISDR NY
- Congratulating Indonesia on its successful early-warning reaction2012, UNGA
External Online Resources
- Adaptation Partnership: Review of existing and planned adaptation actions (by region and country)
- 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)
- DARA: Climate vulnerability monitor
- Desinventar: Inventory system of the effects of disasters
- Educación y gestión del riesgo en América Latina y El Caribe
- 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)
- HelpDesk for Integrated Flood Management (IFM HelpDesk)
- 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
- OIKOS, capacitación para la sostenibilidad
- PAHO: hospitals safe from disasters campaign 2008-2009
- Plataforma regional de información y comunicación para la gestión integral de riesgos
- SATCA: Early warning system for Central America
- UNFCCC: local coping strategies database
- US drought portal
- Wetlands and climate change adaptation
- WMO: severe weather information centre
- WMO: severe weather information centre: heavy rain/snow
- WMO: severe weather information centre: thunderstorms
- World Bank: Urban development in Latin America and the Caribbean - DRM resources
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See also
- Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO)
- Andean Community General Secretariat (CAN)
- Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
- Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)
- Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD)
- Central American Education and Cultural Coordination, the (CECC)
- Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central (CEPREDENAC)
- Comité Andino para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres (CAPRADE)
- Comité Regional de Recursos Hidráulicos
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
- Federación de Municipios del Istmo Centroamericano (FEMICA)
- Glaciers Project
- IMARA Foundation of Humanitarian Assistance and Risk Management (IMARA)
- Instituto Internacional de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo - América Latina (IIED-AL)
- Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction, OAS (IACNDR)
- Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI)
- Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
- Mercociudades (MERCO)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Parlamento Latinoamericano (PARLATINO)
- Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA)