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In Spanish: Cuadernillos sobre gestión de riesgo de desastres - experiencias y herramientas de aplicación regional y local: Toda acción realizada para la preparación y respuesta a emergencias y desastres debe enmarcarse dentro del sistema nacional para la reducción del riesgo y la respuesta a desastres, que busca la integración funcional de los difere…
In Spanish: El incremento en la recurrencia de las amenazas ha venido acompañado de un aumento significativo de las vulnerabilidades, las que se han visto reflejadas en una mayor concentración de personas en las ciudades, en terrenos que no cumplen con las garantías de seguridad suficientes para su utilización con fines urbanos, además de la difícil y…
This report outlines the practical lessons learned by CARE about Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) to climate change, and explores how elements of the approach are evolving and being integrated into other development sectors. Drawing on analysis of 16 CBA project examples from Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, the report presents case s…
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In spanish: Actualidad CRID de diciembre ofrece noticias sobre eventos y actividades de capacitación en el tema de preparativos ante desastres. También podrá encontrar referencias a nuevas publicaciones entre otros recursos de información. Disponible en español y en inglés.
This report is the result of a compendium undertaken as part of the ‘Building Resilience to Disasters in Western Balkans and Turkey’ project, initiated by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and supported by the European Commission (DG Enlargement) under the instrument for Pre-Access…
This report, compiled by a wide range of experts from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), presents key findings from the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) for Latin America. It extracts Latin America-specific data, trends and analysis directly from AR5, summarising it in a short volume to…
In Spanish: La última edición del boletín está dedicada al portal temático "Educación y Gestión del Riesgo". Se hace referencia a diferentes recursos y materiales didácticos para docentes, estudiantes y las diferentes comunidades educativas que trabajan la gestión del riesgo en la región.
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In Spanish: Empezamos un nuevo año de Actualidad CRID informando sobre proyectos que se desarrollarán en el contexto de la Red de Centros de Información RELACIGER. También se incluye una nota sobre las plataformas nacionales de RRD y referencias de nuevas publicaciones, capacitaciones y otros recursos.
In Spanish: Boletín con noticias sobre el taller realizado en Panamá "Intercambio de Experiencias y Lecciones Aprendidas en el Sector Educación" y la campaña "Voces de la niñez y juventud para la reducción del riesgo", seleccionada como la mejor herramienta del VIII Plan de Acción DIPECHO 2013-2012 para Centroamérica.
This document reflects the evolution, work modalities, main contributions, accomplishments and future challenges of the Disaster Preparedness Programme (DIPECHO), which is intended to preserve and save lives, the ultimate end being to reduce risk conditions in the event of disasters, and contribute to increase people’s communities’ and countries’ resili…
This series of regional best practice reports presenting best practices in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation based on the discussions and recommendations of more than 120 experts from around the world involved in the CATALYST Project: Capacity Development for Hazard Risk Reduction and Adaptation". The papers present the best ac…
This publication focuses on the transformative approaches and measures that can support Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. The best practices paper summarises the key results of the entire CATALYST project from a multi-regional perspective, including South and Southeast Asia, Mediterranean Europe, East and West Africa, and Centr…
This Working Paper provides examples for climate compatible development and opportunities seized, challenges encountered and successful strategies designed by subnational actors across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper explores the questions of challenges and opportunities emerging in the context of progressing climate compati…
This document discusses the El Niño phenomenon, which is predicted to develop later this year and is expected to last through at least February 2015. Based on past experience, this translates to a period of heightened likelihood that extreme weather conditions can occur with associated health impacts. The document emphasizes that understanding and monit…
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This fact sheet presents Nansen Initiative's perspective on disaster risk reduction (DRR). It suggests key messages to inform the drafting of the post-2015 Hyogo Framework for disaster risk reduction with regard to addressing disaster related displacement and highlights a few key recommendations for the Pacific, Central America and the Greater Horn of A…

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