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Direct Relief
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As two storms devastate Latin America, mapping the region’s most vulnerable

Direct Relief’s research team tracked the storm’s path and compiled population data to map which communities would be most at-risk in the aftermath of the storm.
Direct Relief
Documents and publications

Final report: Six country evaluation of OXFAM America's strengthening community preparedness, rapid response and recovery in Asia/Pacific islands and Central America

This report evaluates Oxfam America's program for "strengthening community preparedness, rapid response and recovery in Asia/Pacific Islands and Central America", implemented in two regional programmes (The Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, El

Documents and publications

Disaster risk management and cultural heritage in Central America and Dominican Republic

This report presents the preliminary results of the technical assistance to connect and develop coordination between three sectors in the Central American and Dominican Republic region — Disaster Risk Management, Culture and Cultural Heritage, and

Documents and publications

National laws for enhancing flood resilience in the context of climate change: potential and shortcomings

In this study, the authors explore the potentials and shortcomings of national laws in managing flood risk and increasing flood resilience in the context of climate change. They analyze 139 laws from 33 countries collected from the Climate Change Laws of

Update

Sistemas de alerta temprana contribuyen a reducir impactos de la sequía

El tema de la sequía se abordó en la segunda sesión de la sesión de capacitación sobre estrategias de sequía para Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua
Guatemala - government
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Hunger driving migration in drought-hit Central America - UN

As climate change fuels more frequent and severe droughts, people in rural parts of Central America are struggling to feed their families and are migrating in response.
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
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How do you forecast eruptions at volcanoes that sit "on the cusp" for decades?

Researchers hope that observation of similar patterns of unrest could lead to forecasting models for 'persistently restless volcanoes'.
Carnegie Institution for Science
Documents and publications

Hydrometeorological and climate services modernisation plan for Nicaragua

This Modernisation Plan is a description of the modernisation goals for Nicaragua's meteorological, hydrological and climate services and the results expected. Furthermore, the plan is a useful tool to manage the expectations of stakeholders and serves

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