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Colombian bill recognizing those displaced by climate-fueled disasters, from floods to drought, could be first for Latin America.
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Almost 90 cities issued heat alerts in the extreme weather over the summer of 2022, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. But cities are learning to tackle extreme heat – sometimes with ingenious solutions.
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Building on the progress achieved through previous Bank-financed projects, the Second Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option project strengthened Colombia’s resilience against natural hazards.
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Sendai Focal Point: Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres

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National policies and plans

2012

The purpose of the national plan is to reduce the vulnerability of the country and increase its responsiveness to the threats and impacts of climate change.

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Colombia - government
2016

This National Climate Change Adaptation Plan aims to support environmental, territorial and sectoral planning processes to take into consideration climate change and its impacts. It aims to help reduce vulnerability of populations, ecosystems and

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Colombia - government
2015

El Plan Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres en Colombia busca orientar las acciones del Estado y de la sociedad civil en cuanto al conocimiento del riesgo, la reducción del riesgo y el manejo de desastres en cumplimiento de la Política Nacional de

Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres

Risk and governance profile(s)

2021

This climate risk profile is intended to serve as a public good to facilitate upstream country diagnostics, policy dialogue, and strategic planning by providing comprehensive overviews of trends and projected changes in key climate parameters, sector

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2014
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the 2013-15 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.
Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres