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GENEVA, 10 November 2011 – Eighteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have agreed to tighten up on school safety while also integrating disaster risk reduction into the school curriculum, following high-level talks on education in Panama City.
Between 1970 and 2009, over 32,000 schools in South America were damaged or destro…
By David Singh
GENEVA, 26 October 2011 – The UN has issued a flash appeal for US$15.7 million to provide emergency assistance to El Salvador which has now been pounded by heavy rains and floods since 10 October.
Tropical Depression 12-E arrived in El Salvador two weeks ago bringing more rainfall than Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and registering the highest…
Geneva, 20 May -- After announcing last week that Geneva would take part in the United Nations "Making Cities Resilient" campaign, Pierre Maudet, the incoming Mayor of Geneva as of 1 June, said the city would share experiences with other local governments seeking to manage risk.
Mr. Maudet made that comment at a meeting convened by the United Nations s…
San Salvador – A workshop on urban risk reduction is taking place as part of the UNISDR 2010-2011 World Disaster Reduction Campaign: "Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready”. The workshop is being held from 23 and 24 November.
More than 35 municipalities, represented by mayors, high-level government authorities, and international guests are…
Removing waste from water bodies helps to tackle various issues, including flood risks. As a member of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance, Plan International worked with two communities in El Salvador to build and install a new waste collection method, known as Riobardas, in a river that contributes to the flood risks these communities face. …
La Dirección General de Ayuda Humanitariade la Comisión Europea (DG-ECHO), junto con el Centro de Coordinaciónpara la Prevención de los Desastres Naturalesen América Central (CEPREDENAC), la Estrategia Internacional de Reducciónde Desastres (EIRD) – y como anfitriones - la Secretaría Presidencial para Asuntos de Vulnerabilidad encoordinación con la Dir…
This seismic risk profile of El Salvador, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.The profile presents the following relevant information:Social indicators, which provide context to the region in question;Risk i…
Climate change is going just as badly for cities as we have been warned it would. Extreme weather is increasingly common and severe globally. Australian cities have endured a number of recent disastrous events.
It’ll get worse, too. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) factsheet outlining impacts on human settlements is a very sobering…
The Partnership for Central America (PCA), the World Bank (WB), and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) launched today the “Disaster Risk Insurance and Finance in Central America Consortium” (DRIFCA) to identify and support climate-related agricultural insurance solutions for up to 2 million smallholder farmers in Guatemala, El Salvador, and H…
This briefing note explores the strategy of Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in urban environments. It includes two case studies from Thailand and a project in Latin America and the Caribbean. It aims to foster a common understanding of key concepts, issues and considerations to help design, plan and implement successful EbA initiatives.
Conclusio…
A Peace Corps Response Volunteer is needed to serve as a Disaster Prevention Specialist for the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. The volcano of San Miguel is currently showing signs of seismic activity. With a record of 25 eruptions over the past 300 years, the volcano poses a potential threat to about 10,000 people living in proximity to…
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Evaluación Final
Fortalecimiento de la coordinación y las capacidades comunitarias y municipales de preparación para desastres en el Área Metropolitana de San Salvador ECHO/DIP/BUD/2008/03009, (referencia Oxfam Solidaridad SAL UC 189)
Fortalecimiento de capacidades locales de gestión de riesgos en zonas marginales del Área Metro…
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…
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Módulo III. El Tutor y sus competencias: 30 septembre
Este módulo da a conocer las areas fundamentales de un tutor y estar en capacidad de nombrar las habilidades que necesita el tutor para cumplir con las tareas a él encomendadas.
Módulo IV. ¿QUE HACER SI....?: 07 octubre
Este módulo brinda la capacidad de conocer qué principios…
La Segunda Reunión Regional de Sistemas de Alerta de Tsunami en Centroamérica que se llevará a cabo en el Hotel Holiday Inn de San Salvador, El Salvador, 28 al 30 de Septiembre 2011.
Esta reunión será hospedada por el Gobierno de El Salvador a través del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, y se celebra en el marco del Proyecto Regional UN…