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This report presents the preliminary results of the technical assistance to connect and develop coordination between three sectors in the Central American and Dominican Republic region — Disaster Risk Management, Culture and Cultural Heritage, and

In this study, the authors explore the potentials and shortcomings of national laws in managing flood risk and increasing flood resilience in the context of climate change. They analyze 139 laws from 33 countries collected from the Climate Change Laws of

This Modernisation Plan is a description of the modernisation goals for Nicaragua's meteorological, hydrological and climate services and the results expected. Furthermore, the plan is a useful tool to manage the expectations of stakeholders and serves

This paper presents the gender disaggregated adoption and implementation patterns of different adaptation practices by rural communities in Tuma-La Dalia in Nicaragua.

The analysis considers gender differences in knowledge, sources of information and

ACT Alliance developed this publication as a contribution to the growing need to understand the dual urgency of increasing the ambition to address climate change in the wake of its devastating impacts and to significantly increase the allocation of

Tanto la región Centroamericana, como Nicaragua, presentan altos niveles de sensibilidad ante los diferentes estímulos climáticos tales como la frecuencia, simultaneidad, intensidad y alcance de múltiples amenazas, en particular las inundaciones, aumento

Nicaragua cuenta desde el año 2010 con la Estrategia Nacional Ambiental y de Cambio Climático (ENACC) y su Plan de Acción (2010-2015). Esta iniciativa ha organizado acciones coordinadas de distintas instancias públicas para avanzar en el enfrentamiento

Para enfrentar los problemas ambientales y las afectaciones actuales y potenciales del cambio climático es necesaria la implementación de la Estrategia Nacional Ambiental y del Cambio Climático para garantizar la participación del pueblo organizado y las

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