Dominican Republic

This document covers humanitarian aid activities implemented through the project Strengthening the integration of early warning systems for more effective disaster risk reduction, through knowledge and tools transfer.

As developing countries work to reduce poverty, strengthen economic development, and develop sustainable pathways for future growth, the impacts of extreme events can produce devastating setbacks. Work to improve the capacity of urban centers to prepare

Este protocolo de actuación para protección social frente a choques climáticos es una herramienta de planificación y establecimiento de procedimientos para las actuaciones del Gabinete de Coordinación de Políticas Sociales (GCPS), incluyendo las

Vision

For 2030 the Dominican Republic to have improved the quality of life of human beings and to improve the health of ecosystems and their capacity to adapt to climate change. This will reduce vulnerability and contribute to the stabilization of

OBMICA's quarterly news bulletin, March 2018 edition, includes articles on the nexus between climate change, natural hazards and migration in the Caribbean

Publication in Spanish only: Una mirada amplia a la cuestión del cambio climático y su incidencia

Aftershocks aims to provide readers with an accessible look at what would happen today if we were to experience some of the iconic disasters of the past. The pages that follow look at how risk modeling can be used to analyze natural events that led to the

The purpose of this Guide to Effective Practices on Admission and Stay for Persons Moving across Borders in the Context of Disasters (hereinafter: Effective Practices Guide) is to share information on the use of humanitarian protection measures that

This study uses monthly nightlight composites in conjunction with a wind field model to econometrically estimate the impact of tropical cyclones on local economic activity in the Dominican Republic since 1992. It is found that the negative impact of