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The project “Disaster preventive reconstruction and rehabilitation in Ica and Huancavelica, Peru” aims to integrate earthquake-resistant construction methods and technologies into rebuilding residential buildings in the provinces affected by the 2007 earthquake. It also aims to build local capacities, to cope with extreme natural events.
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Established in 1959, the IDB is today the main source of multilateral financing for economic, social and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It provides loans, grants, guarantees, policy advice and technical assistance to the public and private sectors of its borrowing member countrie…
Humanity & Inclusión (HI) es una organización no gubernamental reconocida en más de 60 países por su trayectoria en la prevención de la discapacidad y en proporcionar apoyo y respaldo a las personas que se encuentran en dicha condición. HI vela por la autonomía y la integración de las personas con discapacidad promoviendo el mejoramiento de sus cond…
Technical Notes IDB-TN-169:
This technical note presents the Indicators of Disaster Risk and Risk Management updated for: Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Risk Indicators represent a contribution…
This map depicts the countries participating in, and location of National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction, of the ECHO-funded UNISDR media trainings on disaster risk reduction in 2010-2011.
The media have an important role to play in creating awareness and distributing information before, during and after a disaster. By exploring the root causes…
This report measures progress and gaps in the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions in Barranca, Barranca (Peru). It enhances understanding of risk among stakeholders and establishes a baseline for future interventions.Local reports are part of a series of reports that measure the progress of nations and communities towards meeting the objec…
This report measures progress and gaps in the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions in Carabayllo, Lima (Peru). It enhances understanding of risk among stakeholders and establishes a baseline for future interventions.Local reports are part of a series of reports that measure the progress of nations and communities towards meeting the objecti…
This report aims to support Practical Action’s work in the development, implementation and roll-out of technologies capable of increasing a community’s resilience to natural hazards. The study focuses on flood early warning systems (EWS) as representative of the most significant challenges in the implementation of DRR technology. Through an analysis of…
This brief provides an overview of what the Peruvian government is proposing in terms of resettlement for those effected by the 2017 floods. Based on international resettlement experience, the document identifies likely challenges for the resettlement process and provides recommendations for optimizing a resettlement process for successful application i…
This brief provides an overview of challenges in disaster reconstruction and recommendations as they relate to recovery spending for the 2017 floods in Peru.
This document has been produced as quick, at-a-glance summary of a Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Post Event Review Capability (PERC) study analyzing the 2017 “El Niño Costero” floods in Peru. T…
In Spanish:
El Plan Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (PLANAGERD) 2014-2021 está orientado hacia los procesos de la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (GRD) establecidos en la Ley 29664 que crea el Sistema Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (SINAGERD) y de la Política Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres, aprobada como una políti…
In Spanish:
Entre los días 13 y 14 de enero del 2014 se llevó a cabo la X Conferencia Municipal sobre Gestión de Riesgos, donde las autoridades locales que se dieron cita se comprometieron a una serie de acuerdos que fueron recogidos en la Declaratoria de Santa Tecla. Entre los acuerdos firmados podemos destacar el impulso y la creación de la Escuela…
This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR related curriculum development and integration, pedagogy, student assessment, teacher professional develop…
This policy document presents JICA’s international cooperation programmes and engagements with developing countries specifically aimed at making them more disaster resilience, and includes examples. It outlines how JICA is enhancing the capacity to cope with disasters according to its development strategy goals: i) prevention phase, development of disas…
This infographic shows link between national and global action on climate change. It illustrates the connections between countries’ domestic laws on climate change and their ambition in global climate talks. It is intended for the widespread use of communicators in the run-up to critical UN climate talks in Peru this year (December 2014) and in France i…