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Displaying 7 of about 7 resultsSecond Preparatory Committee continues discussion on the post 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction
The Second Preparatory Committee for the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction this afternoon continued with its discussion on the post 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.
During the discussion, some speakers stre…
By Chelston Brathwait and Manuel Otero
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities of the economies of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Saint Lucia and other small, tourism-dependent Caribbean countries. These economies typically must contend with a limited availability of arable land, small and often scattered populations, fragile nat…
Avoidable Deaths Network is holding a global webinar on the topic of Disaster Risk Governance, on 12 October 2020, the eve of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. This webinar will last 2 hours and 45 minutes and will start at 12:00 PM, Monday, 12 October (GMT+1).
Speakers from UNDP, African Union, International Planned Parenth…
In the face of multiple global crises, debt-for-climate swaps are being widely discussed as an instrument to manage mounting public debts, climate change challenges and Covid-19 recovery. Belize is a small island developing state in the Caribbean region facing these challenges. The Government of Belize has requested the Commonwealth Secretariat to provi…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Cuba, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as drought, land slide, epidemic, chemical, earthquake and cyclone. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report pr…
This paper covers the scopes of recovery and resilience in Belize aiming to build on existing mechanism to enable rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Belize is exceptionally vulnerable to natural hazards, climate change and economic shocks. It is greatly exposed to hurricanes, flooding, sea-level rise, coastal erosion, coral bleaching, and droughts…
Press release No. 2011/031/LAC
San Salvador - Heads of State and top officials from the Central American Integration System (SICA) and World Bank Group (WBG) President, Robert B. Zoellick, agreed today to join efforts towards regional cooperation and integration and adopted a comprehensive agenda that includes an action plan with more than 20 specifi…