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Colombia
Colombia failing to put climate policy into action - Scientists
15 May 2013, AlertNet
National Environmental Forum president Rodriguez stressed the need for more research on climate change adaptation. 'Nowadays, science and technology research - quite different from what was developed in the past - should include the climate change aspect,' he said. Climate change adaptation will be on of the issues discussed at the Global platform for disaster risk reduction conference this Friday...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Dirección de Gestión del Riesgo (DGR) - Website:http://www.sigpad.gov.co
- Contact:Director
- Phone:+571 375-0888
- HFA Focal Point:
Dirección de Gestión del Riesgo (DGR) - Website:http://www.sigpad.gov.co
- Contact:Director
- Phone:+571 375-0888
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Colombia: Estrategia para consolidar la ejecución del Plan Nacional para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres (PNPAD) en el corto y mediano plazo2001, Colombia - gov
- Colombia: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2011-2013) 2012, Sistema Nacional de Prevencion y Atencion de Desastres, Colombia - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Other Development Reports
- Colombia: Review of current and planned adaptation action2011, Adaptation Partnership
- Colombia: Common country assessment - CCA (2006)2006, UNDG
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 2010 | 2,217,518 |  |
| Earthquake* | 1999 | 1,205,933 | |
| Flood | 2008 | 1,200,091 | |
| Flood | 2007 | 1,162,135 | |
| Flood | 2005 | 474,607 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- Msc. Gestion del Riesgo y DesarrolloEscuela de Ing Militares, Colombia (Bogotá)
Tsunami alert levels for the Caribbean except for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands2011, NOAA, United States of America - gov
- Cantarin: el arroyo feliz2004, Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia, Colombia - gov; Sistema Nacional de Prevencion y Atencion de Desastres, Colombia - gov
ENSO South America2013, IRD; IGBP; CIIFEN; WCRP
Methodological guide for post-disaster recovery planning processes: guidelines and actions for national, regional and local governments2011, BCPR-UNDP; UNDP Ecuador
- Oficial de Enlace Regional (América del Sur) y Nacional (Ecuador) – proyecto DIPECHO América del Sur 2013-2014 (UNISDR)Ecuador (Ecuador), UNISDR - AM
- Oficial Nacional de Enlace Colombia – proyecto DIPECHO América del Sur 2013-2014 (UNISDR)Colombia (Bogotá), UNISDR - AM
External Online Resources
- Biblioteca virtual andina para la prevención y atención de desastres (BiVa-PaD)
- Con los pies en la tierra: a DPAE educational resource on earthquake in Bogotá (in Spanish)
- Corporación (OSSO)
- Desinventar: Inventory system of the effects of disasters
- UNFCCC: Non-Annex I national communications
- UNISDR Las Américas: HFA-pedia - Colombia (in Spanish)
- UNISDR The Americas: HFA-pedia - Colombia
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