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This paper explores the main barriers and enablers to scaling up climate information services (CIS) by drawing on case studies from research, policy and practice in Africa and South Asia. Climate information services have in fact emerged as a key input

La Secretaría Ejecutiva del Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres (SE-SINAPRED), presenta el Plan Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo 2010-2015 (PNGR), un instrumento de planificación nacional, regional, municipal y local

Although Central America’s recent good economic performance has enabled a sustained reduction of poverty, a large percentage of its population is still battling poverty and extremely vulnerable to natural disasters. A better understanding of the impacts

This publication explores the different shocks and challenges affecting agriculture livelihoods, such as natural hazards, food chain and protracted crises. The report recmmoends the adoption of a multi-hazard and cross-sectoral approach, arguing that

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Esta nota presenta un resumen de la aplicación de los indicadores de riesgo de desastres y gestión de riesgos del BID en Nicaragua. Estos indicadores permiten a los países evaluar mejor el riesgo que afrontan en casos de desastre, y sirven

Technical Notes IDB-TN-169:

This technical note presents the Indicators of Disaster Risk and Risk Management updated for: Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua

This report contains the general conclusions of a project on disaster risk information conducted by IDB and ECLAC in Colombia, Chile, Jamaica, Mexico and Nicaragua. It sheds light on the institutional structures and disaster risk management that exist in

This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in December 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the climate change adaptation among a small scale producers project in Nicaragua. It investigated the project’s impact

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