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Brazil: Blame humans for the Amazon fires, environmentalists say

22 Aug 2019, CNN

Experts say that cattle ranchers and loggers likely triggered the fires decimating the Amazon, with government policies encouraging land clearing.

Meetings & Conferences in Americas

Santiago Climate Change Conference (COP25)02-13 Dec 2019, Chile (Santiago)
Disaster Recovery Institute International Annual Conference (DRI 2020)29 Feb - 04 Mar 2020, United States of America (Savannah)
VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP20)08-10 Jul 2020, Jamaica (Montego Bay)

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Training in Americas

Haiti: Training course on resilience measurement22-26 Apr 2019, Haiti (Petion-Ville)
Experience Sharing Workshop: Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient04-08 Mar 2019, Korea, Rep of (Incheon)
Fire Emergency Evacuation and School Simulation26 Nov 2018 (tentative), Brazil (São Bento do Sapucaí, SP)

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Regional Policy, Plans & Statements

Regional Policy & Plans
- Caribbean action plan on health and climate change2019, PAHO
- Protocol on climate change adaptation and disaster risk management in fisheries and aquaculture under the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy2018, CRFM
- Pacto intermunicipal para la creación de la red de ciudades resilientes con la 'Metodología de Cantarranas'2013, CONRED, Guatemala - gov; DEMI, Guatemala - gov; GROOTS; Huairou Commission; Municipalidad de Livingston, Guatemala - gov; Municipalidad Wiwili, Nicaragua - gov; SEDINAFROH, Honduras - gov; SEPLAN, Honduras - gov; UNDRR AM; USAID, United States of America - gov
Official Statements & Presentations
- Cartagena Declaration2018, UNDRR AM
- Antigua and Barbuda Declaration: School Safety in the Caribbean2017, CDEMA; OECS; UNDRR AM

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DRR Organizations in Americas

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Documents & Publications

Guidance for disaster recovery preparedness in Hawai‘i2019, State of Hawaii; ARD; UH
Interacting implications of climate change, population dynamics, and urban heat mitigation for future exposure to heat extremes2019, IOP

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Maps in Americas

Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2014Jan 2015, Munich Re
Loss events worldwide 1980 – 2014Jan 2015, Munich Re

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Multimedia Products

USA: Heat is a ‘silent killer’2019, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
PrepTalks: Public works and emergency management - restoring lifeline services2018, FEMA, United States of America - gov
PrepTalks: Triage, ethics and operations - healthcare emergency preparedness and response2018, FEMA, United States of America - gov

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DRR Jobs in Americas

Intern - Disasters and Conflicts ProgrammePanama (Panama City), UNEP
Intern - Environment Affairs, Disasters and Conflicts ProgrammePanama (Panama City), UNEP

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