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Displaying 15 of about 61 resultsThis policy note introduces the Frontline Scorecard, a new rapid diagnostic tool that decision makers can use to conduct a high-level assessment of the CDRM capabilities of their health system, and illustrates its application in a case-study country, Belize.Health care systems are at the frontline of delivering critical care during emergencies, mitigati…
These risk profiles provide a preliminary view of disaster risk at the national level, and distribution of risk across regions of the country and types of assets.They enable the identification and prioritization of risk, to guide risk management activities and identify the need for further, more detailed risk assessment.
This declaration maintains the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) as a body for consultation, concerted action, co-operation while stressing the relevance of its work in the domains of trade, sustainable tourism, transport, disaster risk reduction, and therefore agrees that the best way to tackle this vulnerability is by incorporating comprehensive d…
Over the past 30 years in the Caribbean, floods and tropical storm damage affected 1.5 million people directly and caused over USD 5 billion in damage. The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events stress societies and natural systems. On behalf of the International Climate Initiative of the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature…
The preparation of this Regional Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.The progress report mainly assesses the trans-boundary issues and the status and progress in the implementation of disas…
The preparation of this Regional Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.The progress report mainly assesses the trans-boundary issues and the status and progress in the implementation of disas…
This addresses the question how disaster resilient Belize's public financial management is. Effective institutions and systems of public financial management (PFM) play a critical role in the preparation and response to disasters. Strong PFM ties together often scarce available resources with their appropriate and sustainable use to ensure that governme…
This report presents the preliminary results of the technical assistance to connect and develop coordination between three sectors in the Central American and Dominican Republic region — Disaster Risk Management, Culture and Cultural Heritage, and Sustainable Tourism — by promoting robust regional and multisectoral cooperation. Presenting an overal…
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…
This document focuses on the Performance Monitoring Framework (PMF) for the Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy 2014-2024. It presents the five instruments to guide the monitoring and evaluation (MER) processes at regional, national and CDEMA Coordinating Unit levels for the CDEMA System. The objective of the five instruments is to have qua…
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 study presents a risk assessment carried out in Colombia, Belize and Spain with an open model that can be used by every government or user: the CAPRA (Comprehensive Approach to Probabilistic Risk Assessment) platform. This platform is open access, open source and has a modular architecture, and can be used free of cost.
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This publications gives a deep dive into the evolution of Belize's healthcare system following the Covid-19 pandemic. A strong primary healthcare (PHC) system is the backbone of effective pandemic preparedness and response. While the incidence of COVID-19 in Belize has subsided, the lasting health and economic impacts caused by the pandemic have demonst…
A declaration adopted by the Member States of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on September 27, 2012, on the sidelines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly, calling for urgent action to address the climate change crisis which Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are already experiencing with impacts such as sea-level rise and storm su…
This document provides an estimate of the cost of the 2014 drought to economic sectors of considerable importance in the region, which are significantly affected by decreased precipitation. These include the agricultural sector, which generates a significant portion of production in rural areas, and in particular provides employment to the most economic…