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Displaying 30 of about 507 resultsCoordinadores de países comentarán avances, logros y dificultades en cada país; generar acciones del rol de la educación superior en su abordaje en la RRD y la Adaptación al CC -Período 2013-2016 en la Región de las Américas; generándose un Plan de Acción y consolidar la estructura de REDULAC conformándose oficialmente el Consejo de Rectores.
El evento tuvo lugar en la Costa Sur de Lima en la Provincia de Cañete. El principal objetivo fue fortalecer las capacidades de los Alcaldes en temas de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres y Adaptación al Cambio. Alcaldes de 18 distritos y dos Provincia de la Región Lima Provincias, la Provincia de Cañete y la Provincia de Yauyos intercambiaron sus experien…
It is the aim of this interdisciplinary and international EGU Humboldt Conference to bring researchers from diverse specializations together and thus catalyze more comprehensive interdisciplinary research towards a better understanding of the complexity of the Andes system.
Compared to other major mountain ranges, the Andes are not well studied and the…
Data was collected from three regions in Nepal and two regions in Peru, focusing on areas where a flood early warning system is already operational. Additional interviews were conducted with marginalized women including those who are elderly, those with disabilities, single mothers, transgender women, women who were pregnant or with young babies, those…
The Third World Climate Conference, organized by WMO, produced as one of its main outcomes key recommendations for the implementation of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). One of the recommendations calls for action to tailor suitable products for strategic development sectors and foster synergies among different communities to achieve th…
En Chincha, la Municipalidad Provincial a través de la Oficina de Gestión del Riesgo y Defensa Civil, los Comités de Brigadistas de Defensa Civil de Chincha, Alto Larán, Sunampe, Grocio Prado y Tambo de Mora; y la Asociación Solidaridad Países Emergentes – ASPEm, promueven este año – por primera vez - la campaña de sensibilización sobre la Reducción…
The objective is to present some of the adaptation tools that relevant actors (i.e. agencies, organisations, governments) are developing in Latin American countries regarding economic impacts in relevant sectors (agriculture, costal and metropolitan areas).
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…
In this study, the authors explore the potentials and shortcomings of national laws in managing flood risk and increasing flood resilience in the context of climate change. They analyze 139 laws from 33 countries collected from the Climate Change Laws of the World and Disaster Law databases and underpin this with case studies to gain insights on the int…
This study highlights what is understood by participation according to different actors and various international contexts. Participation is an often-demanded process in disaster risk reduction (DRR). However, it is often unclear who understands what under this term. International organizations such as the United Nations have promoted participation…
This report seeks to shed light on the available evidence on the environment, climate change and migration nexus in Peru. The study puts into perspective various climate risks and hazards that affect communities in the country’s main topographical zones: the coast, the highlands, and the rainforest or jungle. The report provides a systematic review of t…
This report contributes to the wealth of information and conversations around mountains by highlighting CARE programs that address the social and environmental threats to highland ecosystems, underscoring the disproportionate impacts of these threats on women and other marginalized groups, and drawing from their experiences to outline best practices for…
This publication presents grassroots women's initiatives from five different countries (Czech Republic, India, Kenya, Peru and Russia) providing insights into the participation of local communities in decentralized decision making and local governance, including sustaining grassroots women's leadership in redeveloping families, homes, communities, and e…
This document provides practical examples of IFAD's efforts to help poor rural people dealing with the inevitable impact of climate change by listening to their voices while planning adaptation and mitigation efforts in order to reduce the risks of climate change while accelerating progress towards food security and a world without poverty. It intends t…
In response to the growing magnitude of climate change, this fact sheet outlines IFAD’s efforts to streamline climate change adaptation and mitigation into its programmes. It calls to listen to the voices of poor rural people in order to reduce the risks of climate change while accelerating progress towards a world without poverty.
It further describes…