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Diálogo sobre el rol de los gobiernos locales en la reducción del riesgo de desastres en las Américas - Implementando el Marco de Sendai para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres 2015-2030 a nivel local

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Ciudad de Panamá

Regional Consultation workshop to define the regional indicators of the Disaster Risk Reduction Plan in Central America 2019-2023

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central
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)
Updates

DRR before and after Hurricane Mitch

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.
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Dialogue on disaster risk reduction

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
United States Agency for International Development
Panama - government
Panama City
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Consultation: Global Capacity Development Strategy for Implementation of the Sendai Framework - Americas

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Panama City
Documents and publications

Tracking public investments for disaster reduction and recovery

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

The expanded Panama Canal is reducing water use thanks to its new system of locks and basins, thereby lowering the risks posed by drought (Photo: Panama Canal Authority)
Updates

Easing impact of drought on the Panama Canal

In the midst of one of the worst droughts to affect Central America in decades, the expanded Panama Canal is a model for how to adapt to climate change and reduce disaster risk.
Documents and publications

Evaluación del estado de la reducción del riesgo de desastres en la República de Panamá

In Spanish:

El presente documento tiene como objetivo medir el avance en materia de reducción del riesgo de desastres en Panamá, tomando como base las prioridades de los instrumentos globales en dicha temática, adoptados por los Estados Miembros de las

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Launch of the first Interagency National Assessment Report on DRR in Panama

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Panama City

Consulta Regional On-line en vivo 'Las voces de la niñez y la juventud de Latinoamérica y el Caribe en la Cumbre Mundial Humanitaria'

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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