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This technical note explores drought situations and policies in Spain (including the Canary Islands), Chile, Mexico, the dry corridor between Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, Brazil, and South Africa.

La movilidad humana asociada a, o derivada de los desastres y efectos adversos del cambio climático viene recibiendo un interés importante en los últimos años en Centroamérica. Este informe contribuye a un mayor conocimiento de la evidencia sobre la

This report introduces practical tools, approaches and case studies on linking Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). The content of this publication was developed by the IASC Reference Group for Mental Health

This work analyses a post-disaster case study in Guatemala where a large landslide named “Los Chorros” affected several communities and one of the country's main highways. Risk managers, starting from their own assessment, decided to respond in a way that

This profile provides an overview of climate risks to key sectors that impact food security in Guatemala: agriculture (including crop production, livestock, invasive species, pesticide use and storage, and food processing and storage).

This report contributes to the wealth of information and conversations around mountains by highlighting CARE programs that address the social and environmental threats to highland ecosystems, underscoring the disproportionate impacts of these threats on

This study assesses the dollar benefit of a neighborhood approach intervention on disaster risk reduction in small-sized, densely populated, and hazard-prone informal settlements across Latin American and Caribbean countries. The authors use a life

This document presents three examples and case studies of Trócaire’s work in Guatemala where learning, partnership and collaboration were brought together to achieve better quality results for the communities served.

The myriad of natural threats that

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