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Displaying 9 of about 9 resultsThe present systematization carried out by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) compiles Good Practices in Post-disaster Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the aim of spreading and highlighting the work and recovery processes that are coming taking place in different countries of the region. This systematization compiles some goo…
This fact sheet presents a project that supports local population in planning and implementing reconstruction in the aftermath of heavy rain in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Cette étude porte sur les changements côtiers et les inondations suite au passage d’un ouragan de catégorie 5 (Irma) les 5 et 6 septembre 2017 sur les îles de Saint-Martin et Saint-Barthélemy aux Antilles. Selon l'étude, les systèmes côtiers ont répondu très différemment en fonction du degré d’artificialisation de la côte, révélant des changem…
This desk review recognizes the importance of evidence-based approaches to disaster risk management (DRM), and aims at evaluating gender-responsive disaster preparedness and recovery efforts in the nine CFR Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname. T…
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El Presidente de la República Dominicana, Danilo Medina, aprobó mediante el Decreto No. 275-13 el “Plan Nacional de Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres en la República Dominicana”, cuyo propósito es definir los lineamientos de política y principios básicos que deben desarrollar las instituciones de los sectores público y privado, así c…
The aim of the Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean (EnGenDER) Project is to identify and address any gaps to ensure equal access to disaster risk resilience, climate change and environment solutions for women, men, boys and girls in nine beneficiary Caribbean countries, including Antigua an…
Education for sustainable development, case studies and best practices:This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development. It shows how communities, scientists, activists, non-governmental organizations, teachers, st…
This study provides an overview on disasters and conflicts in 57 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries during the last four decades, including a review of disaster risk reduction strategies from The Yokohama Strategy to the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters (HFA) an…
This report hopes to present a comprehensive overview of the Cuban model of risk reduction in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery and explore what may be adapted from this model in other countries. This report focuses on specific recommendations for Central America. The final section of this report draws out several mechanisms from…