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Displaying 15 of about 20 resultsSpecial edition for the COP 16/CMP 6, Mexico:
This document aims to show, in a clear and articulate way, through charts, maps and detailed analyses, the status of climate change and its implications for Latin America and the Caribbean, including the effects on ecosystem services, human health and the region's vulnerability to extreme events. In additi…
Resolution 2010-2:
This resolution recognises the value of applying best ethical principles in disaster risk reduction, in improving the resilience of societies and in responding efficiently to emergencies.
The resolution was adopted at the 12th Ministerial Session of the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA), Saint Petersburg,…
This booklet addresses the quest to achieve a secure and disaster-resilient health sector in the Americas. It presents a new, rapid and low cost method for assessing the state of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the health sector. It enables an overall, approximate appreciation of the status of key aspects of mitigation and preparedness in the health se…
This document presents the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)'s role, approach, and progress made towards the integrated delivery of adaptation support and disaster risk reduction in Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, middle East and North Africa, and South Asia. It illus…
This document is designed to facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation into development projects. It aims to be used to strengthen many different kinds of development projects, and especially climate sensitive ones, incorporating disaster risk reduction measures if appropriated. It identifies key issues, provides step-by-step guidance for…
Methodology and summary of country studies:
This paper seeks to explore the empirical relationship between natural disasters and poverty in Latin American. It estimates the relation between natural events and social indicators at the local level, establishing a causal link whenever possible, and analyses the potential role played by coping mechanisms…
This Special Issue brief outlines the implications of the United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Finance (AGF) report recommendations for Latin America and the Caribbean. Among its key messages is that the region will want to ensure that its investment requirements, especially for adaptation, are not overlooked.
Building…
This document reports on the climate change international event called "Clima Latino", held October 15 to 17, 2007 in Ecuador, which aimed at discussing and warning of the imminent dangers of climate change, and particularly its effects on the Andean countries, Latin America and the Caribbean and, at the same time, putting forward proposals for confront…
This strategy supports the climate change adaptation and mitigation agenda and sustainable and renewable energy in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC). It addresses the region's need to address climate change vulnerabilities and respond with adequate adaptation measures in key economic sectors as agriculture, water resource management and urban developmen…
This document is a product of the project 'The Economics of Climate Change in Central America' which aims to conduct an economic impact study on the effects of climate change in Central America based on various development scenarios and emissions trajectories, estimating the potential costs and benefits of a response of inaction (i.e. a business-as usua…
Resolution 2010-1:
This resolution commits European and Mediterranean States to continue promoting disaster risk reduction – including prevention, preparedness and efficient response to emergencies - as a political priority at all levels of government and to advocate for the international negotiations to recognise the need to prepare societies to the…
This document collates oceanographic and climate knowledge in the context of vulnerabilities and adaptation options for marine organisms. It aims to serve as a platform to stimulate further regional work towards adaptation of marine habitats to climate change.
It reports on a three-day meeting that brought together 72 international experts in cetacean…
Revista CEPAL 100, Abril 2010:
This article addresses the economic impact of climate change in the region as a way to contribute to the design of better adaptation and mitigation alternatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. It analyses climate change evidence in Latin America, explains the methodology used to estimate economic impacts of climate c…
This document reports on a meeting held at the ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 30 June 2010. It presents the results of studies that were conducted under the project 'Understanding the potential economic impacts of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean' in order to sensitize experts to…
This book addresses the social implications of climate change and climatic variability on indigenous peoples and communities living in the highlands, lowlands, and coastal areas of Latin America and the Caribbean where indigenous people already perceive and experience negative effects of climate change and variability. It aims to increase understanding…