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Displaying 12 of about 12 resultsThis document covers humanitarian aid activities implemented through the project Strengthening the integration of early warning systems for more effective disaster risk reduction, through knowledge and tools transfer. The project is led by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration and coordination with the Caribbean Disaster Emergen…
Towards a regional platform for their financial and institutional sustainability:
This report describes the background for the flood early warning systems (Flood EWS) in the Central American Isthmus and the Dominican Republic, commenced in 1995, and highlights the need for a harmonized methodology for designing and implementing the systems. It reco…
More 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 report presents the findings of an assessment undertaken by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) during 2010-2011 which assessed the institutional and technical capacities and needs of the Caribbean region to support Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) and risk assessment. The findings provide the foundation for future capacity develo…
This document covers humanitarian aid activities implemented through the project Strengthening the integration of early warning systems for more effective disaster risk reduction, through knowledge and tools transfer. The project is led by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration and coordination with the Caribbean Disaster Emergen…
The Plan of Action of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), agreed upon at the 5th Summit of the Heads of State and/or Government of the Association of Caribbean States, addresses five main themes: (i) sustainable tourism; (ii) trade development and external economic relations; (iii) transport; (iv) disaster risk reduction; and (v) education, cultu…
This document covers humanitarian aid activities implemented through the project Strengthening the integration of early warning systems for more effective disaster risk reduction, through knowledge and tools transfer. The project is led by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration and coordination with the Caribbean Disaster Emergen…
This booklet describes ECHO's disaster risk reduction focus on awareness, preparedness and prevention activities by providing a background and cases from Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, the Greater Horn of Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean, Nicaragua, Peru, Tajikistan, and Viet Nam.
This document covers humanitarian aid activities implemented through the project Strengthening the integration of early warning systems for more effective disaster risk reduction, through knowledge and tools transfer. The project is led by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration and coordination with the Caribbean Disaster Emergen…
This new publication from the World Meteorological Organization provides a wide-ranging description of how small island States and territories in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific regions are using seasonal predictions and other climate information to improve their economies and better manage their resources.
A growing number of businesses a…
En este documento se formularon los indicadores de vulnerabilidad ante desastres para Centro América y Republica Dominicana. La determinación de los impactos de las intervenciones de los estados centroamericanos, su monitoreo y establecer el logro de los resultados preestablecidos, presupone la puesta en operación de un sistema de indicadores, práctico,…
This publication highlights the results that UNDP has achieved since 2005, in supporting disaster risk reduction (DRR) and recovery in countries prone to disasters. As a first comprehensive report outlining UNDP’s contribution to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action, the report illustrates the reforms that countries and communities are u…