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This report highlights the ways UNICEF is working to foster children's resilience in the face of tragedy, and their capacity to hope for – and build – a better future at the individual, community and institutional levels. The first chapter especially

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The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
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AEC/2009/DRR.17/INF.011:

This plan aims at guiding the work of the Association of Caribbean States for the next five years, as the body for consultation, cooperation and concerted action for disaster risk reduction in the Greater Caribbean.

It was

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This paper presents the achievements of a pilot project aiming to reinforce Bogotá's ability to manage 'natural' disasters on a grand scale and develop a policy framework for the planning of early recovery efforts during these events.
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This calendar has been developed to help better prepare for food-related emergencies. It works by combining the most authoritative data on seasonal hazards like floods, droughts, pests and cyclones with information about crop cycles and weather patterns.

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A declaration of the Leaders of APEC, gathered in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, October 24-26, 2010, during the "XII Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno del Mecanismo de Dialogo y Concertacion de Tuxtla", in which they "emphasise the importance of

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In Spanish:

El dossier de esta edición se espera contar con aportes interdisciplinarios a la problemática de la generación del riesgo, su gestión y las políticas innovadoras necesarias para su superación en el ámbito urbano.

Saskia Sassen artículo,

Documents and publications

In Spanish:

Esta publicación recoge resultados de los esfuerzos de la Fundación Natura y WWF por asegurar el mantenimiento de la integridad ecológica de los ecosistemas de montaña de la Cordillera Real Oriental de Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. Estudios

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