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USA: Florida climate change planners project greater sea level rise

5 Dec 2019, Bloomberg LP

New projections show increased seal level rise inundating South Florida by 2060, which could force construction and mitigation projects to be prioritized by officials.

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Meetings & Conferences in Americas

AGU Fall Meeting 201909-13 Dec 2019, United States of America (San Francisco)
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

Cusco, Perú - Taller de Autoevaluación para la resiliencia urbana frente a desastres con enfoque en Patrimonio Histórico07-08 Nov 2019, Peru (Cusco)
“Making Cities Resilient” Campaign’s Training Workshop for the Local Government Authorities of Jamaica22-23 Oct 2019, Jamaica (Kingston)
Haiti: Training course on resilience measurement22-26 Apr 2019, Haiti (Petion-Ville)

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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
- Andean Community General Secretariat (CAN): Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2019)2019, CAN
- Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA): Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2019)2019, SELA

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DRR Organizations in Americas

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Documents & Publications

Water resources on Guam - Potential impacts of and adaptive response to climate change2019, USGS, United States of America - gov
A rapid flood risk assessment method for response operations and nonsubject‐matter‐expert community planning2019, Wiley

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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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