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Global initiative on disaster risk management (GIDRM): Strengthening multi-risk approaches in Colombia

Extreme events, slow-onset events such as droughts and sea-level rise, and technological or man-made hazards often have disastrous impacts if the resilience of people and infrastructure is not sufficiently strengthened.
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El Banco Mundial otorga US$300 millones a Colombia para fortalecer capacidades ante eventos naturales adversos

El Directorio Ejecutivo del Banco Mundial aprobó hoy un préstamo por US$300 millones a Colombia, a fin de apoyar una mejor gestión de riesgos de desastres por eventos naturales adversos, incluidas las emergencias de salud.
World Bank, the
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The World Bank approves US$ 300 million credit line to strengthen Colombia’s resilience to disasters, climate change and health emergencies

The World Bank's Board of Directors today approved a US$300 million loan for Colombia to strengthen its resilience to natural hazards, climate change and health emergencies.
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How the Armero tragedy changed volcanology in Colombia

The deadly eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 made Colombian volcanologists realize that studying natural phenomena was irrelevant if they could not share their knowledge to avoid predictable tragedies.
Eos - AGU
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Towards understanding enabling environments for good practices in disaster risk management: an analysis of critical junctures in Manizales, Colombia

This paper argues that learning from the disaster risk management (DRM) practices of Manizales, Colombia must be accompanied by an understanding of the historical trajectories that allowed the city to create and consolidate its enabling environment.
Nevado del Ruiz Volcanic Eruption
Disaster learnings
09 Dec 2021

Colombia: 1985 Nevado del Ruiz Eruption

The Nevado del Ruiz Volcanic Eruption, also known as the Armero Tragedy, is considered as Colombia’s worst natural hazard-induced disaster which produced the deadliest lahar ever recorded. After 69 years of dormancy, the stratovolcano in Tolima, Colombia erupted in 13 November 1985 melting the mountain’s glaciers and sending lahars down its slopes at 60 kilometers per hour.
Aerial shot of the gigantic city of Bogota, Colombia.
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A protective eye on Bogotá

Aided by mobile mapping technology, Colombia detects buildings that may be vulnerable to disasters. Analysis aided by artificial intelligence can reveal earthquake-susceptible “soft-story buildings”.
World Bank, the
UNGRD Colombia launches MCR2030
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Strengthening Vertical Links Towards a Resilient Future in Colombia

The numerous disaster events that Colombia has faced, have highlighted the need to emphasize that disaster risk management is both a determinant and a conditioning factor for sustainable development when addressing sustainable development and planning
Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)

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