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This document is a joint research report that was presented on the 5th of December during COP20 and on the 9th of December at the People's Summit in Lima, Peru. It argues that, for the construction of new governance under difficult conditions due to the

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This dissertation interprets gender differentiations in vulnerability to drought in Nicaragua in the interplay among structures and resources over the past decades. This objective was addressed through a qualitative case study in a drought stricken part

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This book contains the results of two research projects about the impacts of climate change on indigenous women and the role of indigenous women in traditional forest ecosystem and resource management. It proposes the development of indicators to measure

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In Spanish:

Este informe presta atención a los factores y condiciones que contribuyen al riesgo. Basado en un extenso análisis y en consultas realizadas a nivel local, el informe ofrece directrices para una reducción del riesgo eficaz en áreas

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In Spanish:

Entre los días 13 y 14 de enero del 2014 se llevó a cabo la X Conferencia Municipal sobre Gestión de Riesgos, donde las autoridades locales que se dieron cita se comprometieron a una serie de acuerdos que fueron recogidos en la Declaratoria

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El propósito del presente Reglamento es establecer los términos y condiciones de funcionamiento de las comisiones de trabajo sectoriales del sistema nacional para la prevención, mitigación, y atención de desastres, creadas por la Ley no. 337 y por el

Policies and plans

El presente Decreto tiene por objeto establecer las disposiciones reglamentarias para la aplicación de la Ley número 337, Ley de Creación del Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres, publicada en La Gaceta número 70 del 7

Policies and plans

El presente Decreto tiene por objeto establecer las disposiciones reglamentarias para la Asignación de funciones del Sistema Nacional establecido en la Ley Número 337, Ley del Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres

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