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This report provides policy recommendations on how to safeguard the country´s natural capital and foster sustainable economic growth while protecting the poorest and most vulnerable populations disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change.
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New report identifies opportunities to address Honduras' climate change challenges as an integral part of its development strategy
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In December 2020, a six-year $150 million emergency recovery investing project financing was approved to support Honduras’s response and recovery needs and strengthen its institutional capacity to manage a resilient and inclusive recovery.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
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After observing the various ways in which success was achieved by Alliance teams around the world, the organisation has identified some common threads, helping other actors conduct successful advocacy in their own particular context.
Flood Resilience Portal
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The “Disaster Risk Insurance and Finance in Central America Consortium” (DRIFCA) identifies and supports climate-related agricultural insurance solutions for up to 2 million smallholder farmers to increase their food security and financial resilience.
World Food Programme
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This research examined the coproduction of early warning systems in nine urban informal settlements controlled by territorial gangs in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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The IFRC has approved two Early Action Plans: the EAP for floods in Honduras, and the EAP for volcanic ashfall in Costa Rica. As a result, 2,700 Honduran families and 2,400 Costa Rican families will be able to anticipate the impacts of these hazards.
Anticipation Hub
Old colonial buildings on a street in downtown Hoi An, Vietnam along the Thu Bon River flooded during the 2021 rainy season
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As extreme weather events become common, threatening communities and economies across the world, the UN is helping policy-makers and leaders by projecting the impact of future climate hazards, and recommending the best, most cost-effective ways to adapt.
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