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Governance of risk plays a central role in managing disaster risk. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies, in particular, are crucial for coordinating DRR implementation at both the national and local levels. They serve as the cornerstone for effective disaster risk governance and risk-informed development.

National and local strategies set implementation milestones, establish key roles and responsibilities, and identify technical and financial resources. At the same time, the existence of regional/sub-regional strategies and/or legally binding frameworks for disaster risk reduction acts as a significant incentive for the development of DRR strategies at national level.

This page displays regional, national and local policy documents and declarations on disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience:

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    Executive decree No. MTSS-017-2015 of the president of the republic, the minister of health, and the minister of labour and social security thumbnail
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    Costa Rica executive Decree No. MTSS-017-2015 of the President of the Republic, the Minister of Health, and the Minister of Labour and Social Security

    In 2015, the Costa Rican Ministry of Labour and Social Security and Ministry of Health adopted a regulation specifically aimed at protecting outdoor workers from heat stress (Republic of Costa Rica 2015).

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    Costa Rica: Estrategia Nacional de Gestión Financiera del Riesgo de Desastres thumbnail
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    Costa Rica: Estrategia Nacional de Gestión Financiera del Riesgo de Desastres

    Esta Estrategia Nacional de Gestión Financiera del Riesgo de Desastre se formula con el objetivo de establecer el marco que el Estado se propone adoptar en la materia y plantear los lineamientos fundamentales.

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    Portada del plan nacional de adaptation: vista aéra de un pueblo en el bosque
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    Costa Rica: Plan Nacional de Adaptación al cambio climático

    Este documento contiene el Plan Nacional de Adaptación al Cambio Climático de Costa Rica 2022 - 2026 (NAP), que funge como el primer Plan de Acción de la Política Nacional de Adaptación al Cambio Climático de Costa Rica 2018 - 2030 (PNACC).

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    Plan de Contingencia Regional del SICA frente al COVID19

    Los Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panamá, República Dominicana y el Viceprimer Ministro de Belize, ante la expansión del Coronavirus (COVID-19) a nivel global, declarado como pandemia por la Organización

    Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana
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    Costa Rica: Decreto ejecutivo N°41095-MP-MTSS

    This decree establishes a series of standards for the inclusion, attention and protection of disabled people in cases of emergency and disaster.

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    Costa Rica: Plan Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo 2016-2020

    This entry is provided in its original language as it may be of interest to an international audience.

    Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias
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    Costa Rica: Política nacional de gestión del riesgo 2016-2030

    This policy defines the principles, objectives and guidelines of public policy for risk management in Costa Rica in the period 2016 - 2030 and is the basis for defining the commitments of the National Risk Management Plan.

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    Americas: Declaratoria de Santa Tecla

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    Entre los días 13 y 14 de enero del 2014 se llevó a cabo la X Conferencia Municipal sobre Gestión de Riesgos, donde las autoridades locales que se dieron cita se comprometieron a una serie de acuerdos que fueron recogidos en la Declaratoria

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