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El objetivo general de este programa es mejorar la capacidad de respuesta de la sociedad ante las amenazas y riesgos generados por el cambio climático por medio de la aplicación de instrumentos de gestión del territorio. Este documento sintetiza las acciones a realizar en el eje de Adaptación y Mitigación al Cambio Climático.

En Argentina se lanzará oficialmente el Observatorio de Cambio Climático, dependiente del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable. El mismo permitirá entender y afrontar las problemáticas vinculadas al cambio climático a nivel provincial...

This paper addresses business continuity management (BCM) as the priority list of senior managers because of events such as 'natural' disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and tsunamis, or pandemic outbreaks such as SARS, H1N1 and Mexican Flu. It

Today Online reports that Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean has highlighted terrorism, cyber attacks, 'natural' disasters and pandemics as key threats businesses must guard against...

The US Business Civic Leadership Center, State Department, Agency for International Development, and Pacific Command kicked off a two-day strategy meeting designed to facilitate more effective partnerships to reduce disaster risk around the Pacific Rim...

Chile: Decreto ley 369 - crea la oficina nacional de emergencia, dependiente del ministerio del interior

ARN reports that Australian gov agencies say communities are too dependent on emergency services organisations as well as associated technologies for disaster notifications. 'Resilience in disaster situations is achieved through partnerships between all levels of Government, the community and the commercial sector' says SAFECOM chief in the report...

The policy covers the broad subjects of vulnerability assessment, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, which constitute “comprehensive disaster management”.