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This report addresses biosphere reserves and their ability to take up important challenges, such as loss of biodiversity, climate change, tourism and natural disaster prevention. It contains 28 case studies drawn from an international survey and good

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AEC/2009/DRR.17/INF.011:

This plan aims at guiding the work of the Association of Caribbean States for the next five years, as the body for consultation, cooperation and concerted action for disaster risk reduction in the Greater Caribbean.

It was

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This calendar has been developed to help better prepare for food-related emergencies. It works by combining the most authoritative data on seasonal hazards like floods, droughts, pests and cyclones with information about crop cycles and weather patterns.

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The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
Documents and publications

Item 41 of the provisional agenda of the 185th session of the Executive Board of UNESCO:

This document focuses on developments and highlights results obtained by the SIDS Platform over the 2008-2009 biennium, thus aligning with the closing period of the

Documents and publications

This report reviews the progress made in addressing the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy, which includes natural and environmental disasters as one of its themes and means of

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Assistance to improve local agricultural emergency preparedness - Final project report:

This report addresses the vulnerability of the Caribbean region to hydro-meteorological hazards such as hurricanes, floods, drought, high magnitude rainfall and

Documents and publications

In Spanish:

Asistencia para mejorar la preparación de la agricultura local en países del Caribe altamente a riesgo de desastres en relación con los huracanes, documento final de proyecto:

Este documento de proyecto aporta el resumen de las buenas

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