Chile

Esta ley trata sobre el derecho a vivir en un medio ambiente libre de contaminación, la protección del medio preservación de la naturaleza y la conservación del patrimonio ambiental se regularán por disposiciones de esta ley, sin perjuicio de lo que otras

This report examines the science behind the Maulé earthquake, the costliest earthquake since 1994 Northridge event in California. The report states that the event served as a test of the Chilean insurance market, throwing into spotlight its contingency

This study finds that 17 million people were newly displaced by sudden-onset disasters worldwide in 2009, and over 42 million people in 2010. To meet this challenge, the study recommends that greater collaboration is required between those working in the

The preparation of this Regional Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

The progress report

This evaluation, solicited by the Government of Chile, demonstrates the political will of the Chilean State to advance the issue of disaster risk reduction in addition to mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in the management of public policies - one of

This report considers some of locations where large magnitude earthquakes may occur in the future and result in losses to the insurance industry: Caribbean (Lesser antilles), Chile, Indonesia (Sumatra), Japan and North america (Cascadia). In addition to

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Este texto trata de dar algunos antecedentes clave sobre los riesgos naturales en Chile y el modo en que ellos son y/o deberían ser incorporados en la planificación territorial. Entre las principales propuestas de este trabajo están: adaptar