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Montevideo se planteó construir una visión de futuro teniendo en cuenta los desafíos contemporáneos en la perspectiva del desarrollo sostenible. En setiembre de 2018 se presentó la Estrategia de Resiliencia, como resultado de un proceso de elaboración

La presente estrategia constituye una herramienta orientativa que propone una visión futura para los países miembros de la Reunión de Ministros y Altas Autoridades de Gestión Integral de Riesgos de Desastres — Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay. La

El objetivo de este trabajo es generar un diagnóstico sobre la situación actual de la gestión del riesgo en Montevideo, presentar casos exitosos a nivel mundial y realizar recomendaciones para impulsar el diseño de un plan integral de gestión del riesgo

This study aims to show a case study of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) measures to increase coastal system resilience to extreme weather events and sea-level rise (SLR). The project was implemented at Kiyú, on the Uruguayan coast of the Rio de la Plata

This research paper uses statistical meta-analysis to summarise the results of all 16 Effectiveness Reviews carried out under the theme of resilience between 2011 and 2015. Oxfam’s Effectiveness Reviews evaluate the impact of the organization’s projects

La experiencia acumulada en América Latina sobre riesgo de desastres, procesos institucionales de creación de capacidades para su gestión, participación social y resiliencia comunitaria, entre muchos otros temas, es significativa y constituye un

Identificación de elementos para la formulación de una Estrategia Suramericana para la reducción del riesgo de desastres liderada por el Grupo de Trabajo de Alto Nivel para la Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres de UNASUR.

This publication analyzes floods in Latin-American cities and the strategies to cope with them. It adopts a constructionist perspective and therefore allows to approach risk flood as the result of the interaction between society and climatic and weather

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