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Displaying 4 of about 4 resultsMore than 400 professionals from 48 countries attended this meeting to identify lessons learned with regard to the preparedness for and response to two of the most devastating hurricanes of the last decades: Georges and Mitch. The recommendations in this document were drafted in 20 working group sessions that were coordinated by one or several of the co…
This study discusses dynamics and drivers of the Zika epidemic in Latin America in order to assess longer-term risks and prioritise interventions. The transmissibility of the infection, the generation time and large-scale connectivity of human populations are the three key factors that determine the scale and speed of spread of an emerging infectio…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Cuba, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as drought, land slide, epidemic, chemical, earthquake and cyclone. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report pr…
Ofrecer nuevas fuentes de información sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (RRD) es uno de los objetivos en los que trabaja continuamente RELACIGER, una Red de centros de información especializados en el tema que presenta en esta edición dos nuevos recursos accesibles al público en general. Otras noticias del boletín incluyen información de cursos, n…