National policies, plans and risk and governance profile(s)

Working Paper, no. 434.

In the last five years, the Latin American and Caribbean region suffered from several large natural disasters whose magnitude, in terms of fatalities and damages, has renewed national governments’ and international donors’

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En la presente publicación, encontrarán información referida a “reducir la vulnerabilidad, las frustraciones, las demandas no atendidas” de las poblaciones locales, que muchas veces se sienten impotentes frente a los desastres “naturales”. Nos

Hurricanes of the North Atlantic Ocean have left their imprint on the landscape and human cultures for thousands of years. In modern times, fewer lives have been lost due, in part, to the development of modern communication systems, and to improved

This Primer has been prepared as reference document for practitioners in the field, to guide integrated development planning teams in Latin America and the Caribbean in the use of natural hazard information during the different stages of the planning

The Government of Albania issued a National Policy Paper on disaster risk reduction approved by Government on 21 January 2000 entitled “Policy on Civil Emergency Planning and Response”. This was the same year as supporting legislation on matters

The countries of the Region of the Americas are exposed to a large variety of natural hazards. Earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, droughts, and floods affect many of the countries of the Region and cause major disasters. The number

Crucially, there has been little progress in mainstreaming adaptation within existing poverty alleviation policy frameworks. There is a lack of research on the extent to which climate change, and environmental issues more broadly, have been integrated

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