Americas

EXECUTIVE REPORT AND PROPOSED ROADMAP - ENG
Approximately ninety (90) in-person representatives and twenty (20) virtual participants (NMHSs and NDRMOs) from thirty-nine (39) countries and key donors and partners in the region were convened with the aim of promoting institutional collaboration.
Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
These developments are typical of a region where high exposure to disasters and deeply rooted and interrelated risk factors combine to create a near-permanent risk of disaster when a hazard occurs.
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This regional disaster report for Latin America and the Caribbean seeks to understand how past trends can lead to a safer future. It comes amid projections of an above-normal 2023 Atlantic hurricane season that has already affected parts of the Caribbean.
EN - El Niño Event in the Americas and the Caribbean – 2023
This regional brief was prepared by the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Issue-Based Coalition (IBC) on Climate Change and Resilience. This IBC is part of the Regional Collaboration Platform for LAC (LAC RCP).
UNDRR & ECHO: Evidence in disaster preparedness - anticipating complex crises in a context of systemic risk
This workshop was driven by one the main challenges faced by the humanitarian sector: the urgent need to shift from a reactive response to crises to more proactive and forward-looking actions.
rp23 Proceedings
The eighth session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23) was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, from Tuesday 28 February to Thursday 2 March 2023.
EMPRESAS DE LAS AMÉRICAS Y EL CARIBE RENUEVAN SU COMPROMISO CON EL MARCO DE SENDAI Y EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
The Declaration reaffirms the importance of disaster risk reduction for sustainable development and acknowledges the challenges posed by climate change and the need to build resilient societies.
Latin America and the Caribbean will will increase its disaster preparedness through strengthened regional cooperation
Over the past decade, UNDRR has become a key partner of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) in the delivery and development of its programs.
Caribbean charts a roadmap for climate and disaster resilience through integrated approaches
The roadmap will be accompanied by the efforts of global and regional actors; further alignment and coordination was mentioned as a specific area of focus for CDEMA and CCCCC.
Nahuel Arenas
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) would like to announce the appointment of that Mr. Nahuel Arenas Garcia as Chief of the Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean of UNDRR (UNDRR ROAC).