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It is clear that a City Development Strategy is already a process that structures priorities in terms of development and growth; it is in this context climate change should not be considered a separate issue because it is recognized that good city

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

La Ley de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres, LPC, en el artículo 20 define que el Plan de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres, PNPC, tiene como objeto definir las acciones del Estado y de la sociedad civil.

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. This report presents the results of

Santa Ana es la segunda ciudad de El Salvador y necesita urgentemente prepararse para hacer frente a desastres y adaptarse a los retos que plantean la variabilidad y el cambio climático. Según el censo del 2015, tiene una población de más de 265.000

The national climate change strategy offers specific guidelines for the definition, with the broadest participation of Salvadoran society, of specific sectoral strategies and plans that will form part of the first National Climate Change Plan. According

The purpose of this Guide to Effective Practices on Admission and Stay for Persons Moving across Borders in the Context of Disasters (hereinafter: Effective Practices Guide) is to share information on the use of humanitarian protection measures that

This publication presents examples of community engagement and accountability initiatives being implemented in both emergency and longer-term contexts. The case studies exemplify how community engagement and accountability is not only improving the

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