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

Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems’Capacities in the Caribbean Region
Documents and publications
Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems’ capacities in the Caribbean Region

This study provides an updated assessment of the status of MHEWS for all CDEMA Participating States (PS).

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
EXECUTIVE REPORT AND PROPOSED ROADMAP - ENG
Documents and publications
Reports
Executive report and proposed roadmap - First regional summit between National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and National Disaster Risk Management Offices (NDRMOs)

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.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Overview of Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean 2000 - 2022
Documents and publications
UNDRR & OCHA: Overview of Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean 2000 - 2022

Regional disaster report for Latin America and the Caribbean seeks to understand how past trends can lead to a safer future.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
EN - El Niño Event in the Americas and the Caribbean – 2023
Reports
El Niño event in the Americas and Caribbean

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).

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNDRR & ECHO: Evidence in disaster preparedness - anticipating complex crises in a context of systemic risk
Documents and publications
Reports
Workshop report: 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.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
rp23 Proceedings
Documents and publications
Reports
The eighth session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (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.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Sistema Nacional de Emergencias
IBC cover
Documents and publications
Other
IBC: Regional Brief Energy Transitions

This IBC is part of the Regional Collaborative Platform for LAC (RCP LAC), which was established to guide the restructuring of the UN development system at the regional level.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United National Industrial Development Organization
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
World Food Programme (WFP)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN)
United Nations Development Coordination Office (UNDOCO)
Cover- Andean Community Report
Documents and publications
Reports
Reporte de mediano plazo del estado de avance en la implementación de la Estrategia Andina para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres y su Plan de Implementación 2015-2030

En este contexto, y de lo expuesto, el objetivo del presente documento es identificar y visibilizar los avances de la EAGRD a través de la ejecución de las actividades del mencionado Plan.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
RP23 Concept note
Documents and publications
RP23 Concept Note

Uruguay has proposed to give a relevant space during PR23 to the topics of science, technology, and early warning systems (Target G of the Sendai Framework), under the slogan “Science and Technology for the Comprehensive Management of Disaster Risk”.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Uruguay - government
Country work programme for comprehensive disaster management 2021-2025
Policies and plans
National policies and plans
Guyana country work programme for comprehensive disaster management 2021-2025

The results-based, climate-smart 2021- 2025 Guyana Country Work Programme (CWP) is a systematic way to address Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) at the country level.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Guyana - government
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

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