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This document includes brief case studies which identify “natural solutions”, which are often an essential contribution to cost effective climate change adaptation and mitigation. They emphasize the role of natural systems for regulating water flow

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In Spanish:

Este libro recoge los resultados principales de la investigación realizada por el proyecto “Gestión de Riesgos de Desastre ENSO en América Latina”, que ha girado desde el principio en las dimensiones humanas y los procesos de construcción

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El Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2007-2012 establece una estrategia clara y viable para avanzar en la transformación de México sobre bases sólidas, realistas y, sobre todo, responsables.

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In Spanish:

El Programa Nacional de Protección Civil 2008-2012 orientará la elaboración y la operación de los programas de protección civil de las entidades federativas, de los municipios, de las delegaciones políticas del Distrito Federal y de las

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In Spanish:

El presente informe se presenta en cumplimiento de la solicitud de la Secretaría de la Estrategia Internacional para la Reducción de Desastres de las Naciones Unidas (EIRD), con sede en Ginebra, Suiza, (mediante nota verbal, del 14 de marzo

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This document presents civil protection and hydrometeorological risk reduction strategies within the context of climate change. The general objective is to propose policy actions to link climate change adaptation to hydrometeorological risk reduction at

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Climate and Society publication series, no.2:

The publication critically examines 17 case studies of index insurance implementation, and the challenges and opportunities facing them if they are to contribute to development at meaningful scales.  It

Documents and publications

In Spanish:

Este libro esta escrito sobre las mayores catástrofes que amenazan a la ciudad de México: inundaciones, sismos, contaminación atmosférica, volcanes, crisis ambiental y cambio climático. Los autores hacen dos preguntas claves: ¿qué hacer no

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