Panama

12 April 2021

UNDRR ROAMC: Investment in education creates more resilient societies

According to the latest evidence, investments in safe schools provide economic returns for society and also contribute to economic recovery.

Documents and publications

UNDRR ROAMC: Regional assessment report on disaster risk in Latin America and the Caribbean (RAR 2021)

This first edition of the Regional Assessment Report on Disaster Risk in Latin America and the Caribbean (RAR 2021) presents the results of thirty years of efforts to reduce the risk of disasters in the region. The analysis contained in these pages

Press Releases

19 March 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to adopt a systemic approach to disaster risk in the Caribbean, says UNDRR and ECLAC report

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released today the report entitled The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: an opportunity for a systemic approach to

Documents and publications

Reports

UNDRR & ECLAC Report: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic - an opportunity for a systemic approach to disaster risk for the Caribbean

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the urgent need for new conceptual and analytical approaches to improve understanding and management of risk dynamics and complex, interconnected risk drivers with cascading effects. Progress will only be accelerated

Press Releases

9 March 2021

ROAMC RAR launch: Reducing Risk is the Key to a Resilient Future

Recording of the session (in spanish): HERE The COVID-19 pandemic, its impact and causality, has provided an opportunity to reflect on risk management and its importance in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. It is undoubtedly a historic juncture

Updates

7 December 2020

The Americas & the Caribbean: COVID-19 crisis is an opportunity for cities resilience

The spread of COVID-19 around the world has placed cities at center stage in the response to the virus and its unprecedented cascading effects, which have affected all sectors at all levels. As such, understanding the new reality must include

24 February

Meetings and conferences

Making Cities Resilient 2030 regional launch for the Americas & the Caribbean

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

Panama City

Documents and publications

Reports

UNDRR ROAMC IDDRR Report

A brief report of the impact of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas & the Caribbean.

Updates

23 October 2020

Good governance guarantees sustainable development

Nothing undermines development more than disasters. The lack of strategies and planning when faced with an event of natural, human or biological origin could mean inevitable decline in a society’s efforts to promote development and growth. It is therefore