Costa Rica

Ciudades de Costa Rica fortalecen planificación de resiliencia climática e inclusión de personas con discapacidad
The sessions commenced with presentations on the Scorecard self-assessment tools and underscored the critical role of climate resilience in disaster risk management.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN COSTA RICA
The state of critical infrastructure of a nation is a highly important development indicator. It favors economic activities and the competitiveness of the country while promoting social development.
Infrastructure resilience workshop in Costa Rica
UNDRR have been working with Costa Rica on strengthening critical infrastructure by using the Principles for Resilience Infrastructure and Stress Test tool to analyze critical infrastructure from a systemic perspective.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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This report documents the assessment of the status of national disaster loss databases in 13 countries and presents lessons to guide the next generation of disaster loss accounting systems (DLAS).
Costa Rica avanza con pasos firmes en su conocimiento del riesgo sistémico
The application of GRAF is aimed at strengthening the capacity of countries to better access and apply risk-related data, integrating data about threats, vulnerability and exposure.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

As Costa Rica forms part of Central America, it is highly vulnerable to disasters. These tend to have a bigger impact in rural areas, where they cause considerable damage and losses to agricultural production systems. Animal production is strategically

This paper describes a campaign developed by World Animal Protection designed to increase the level of preparedness of pet owners in Costa Rica. The campaign was implemented in 2012-2014 following a quantitative research study that determined the gaps in

Hurricane Mitch at peak intensity on October 26, 1998 at 19:15 UTC. At the time, it was a Category 5 hurricane. (Credit: NOAA/NASA Satellite image)
The Americas Regional Platform had a wide-ranging discussion on the development of disaster risk reduction in Central America since Hurricane Mitch twenty years ago.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

This working paper analyses the objectives and rationale of tracking public investments on disaster risk reduction (DRR). The document also looks into the methodologies adopted for tracking public investments for various cross-cutting issues and reviews

This input paper is a case study review developed by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) for the establishment of the Emergency Fund for Animals in Disasters in Costa Rica. The fund would provide for adequate resources to be available

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