Bolivia, Plurinational State of

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This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in the Amazon Basin, including how climate change will potentially impact ecosystems, water, agriculture, health, infrastructure, and tourism.

Los Países Miembros de la Comunidad Andina (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú) han adoptado la Estrategia Andina de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (EAGRD) por medio de la Decisión 819 de 9 de mayo de 2017. La Decisión 819 es una norma supranacional que se

El presente documento recoge el proceso metodológico desarrollado por el Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Fenómeno (CIIFEN) de El Niño a través de 10 años de experiencia.

Fundación Profin developed a comprehensive risk management solution for farmer populations in southern Bolivia. In this case a composite product with life, property and agricultural components was developed to be distributed through local financial

En los últimos 20 años, la gestión de riesgos ha sido objeto de grandes reformas en la región latinoamericana. En línea con trabajos académicos, como el de La Red, notorios esfuerzos institucionales han permitido pasar del tratamiento de la amenaza al

The aim of this study is to supplement the quantitative evidence of the impact of droughts and floods on the welfare of Bolivian households by exploring the impacts of these severe weather events which affect psychological factors, that in turn are

This report documents three case studies conducted in Bolivia, Colombia, and Fiji, looking at the conditions required for successful resilient development as well as issues around timing and duration. It shares learnings on resilience-building, disaster

This case study takes a retrospective look at the 2010–11 Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG-ECHO) Small-Scale Disaster Project in La Paz and the context within which it took place. The research found

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