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In this first Annual Report, the InsuResilience Global Partnership for Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance highlights the initiatives that the different actors worked on towards the Partnership’s vision. That is, 25 programs were supported in

The Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient Action is a joint initiative of UNISDR, UN-Habitat and the European Commission aiming to improve the understanding of, and capacity to, address disaster risks and build resilience at the local level, including

El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar la vulnerabilidad climática de la denominada región de triple frontera, compuesta por tres ciudades vecinas ubicadas en tres países de América del Sur. Las ciudades son Foz do Iguaçu (Brasil), Puerto Iguazú

El Plan se constituye en una importante herramienta de política pública, que contribuirá a que las acciones del Estado, en sus diferentes niveles, apunten a la gestión integral y la reducción de los riesgos de desastres.

This National Climate Change Policy outlines a framework to define activities to be undertaken by the public and private sectors and civil society for climate change mitigation and adaptation, while ensuring sustainable development. 

This policy aims to

This open access book aims to improve the quality of climate planning by providing 19 examples of analysis and assessments in eleven countries. It is intended for local operators in the fields of climate, hydro-climatic risks, physical planning, besides

This study discusses dynamics and drivers of the Zika epidemic in Latin America in order to assess longer-term risks and prioritise interventions. The transmissibility of the infection, the generation time and large-scale connectivity of human populations

This report presents observations and recommendations obtained from bottom up, participatory assessments with local communities from Chile, Ethiopia, Iran, Panama, Paraguay, Russia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Africa and Uganda, within the Community

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