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El presente documento ofrece una visión resumida y consolidada, a partir de la información disponible en la Guía de Orientación Técnica, de los requisitos mínimos de los datos necesarios para medir el logro de cada meta, con el objetivo de proporcionar a

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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The objective of this technical note is to document the Peruvian experience with incorporating disaster risk management in public investment decision-making. This process is considered in the light of the overall advances achieved in the promotion of

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
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A new UNISDR study of the private sectors in Dominica and the British Virgin Islands finds that even though most businesses had disaster continuity plans, Maria and Irma revealed that they were unprepared for a level 5 hurricane. Businesses must recognize

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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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The Country Document for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) presents a 2016 analysis of the current status of DRR in Haiti and is written and published in French.

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 Country document for disaster risk reduction: Antigua and Barbuda, 2016
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The Country Document for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) presents a 2016 analysis of the status of DRR in Antigua and Barbuda.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
National Office of Disaster Services
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This publication is the result of a consultation process led by FAO and UNISDR during 2016 in light of the release of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

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The updated Suriname Country Document on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) analyses the status of disaster risk reduction at the district and community levels, namely the two districts of Para and Commewijne:

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)
National Coordination Center For Disaster Relief
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The communication guidelines presented in this report build on the systematization of good practices on DRR communication in the Caribbean region, by presenting guidelines to expand and replicate the good practices in a systematic, consistent manner. The

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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This publication features 50 good practices, tools and initiatives that were supported under the 2015-2016 DIPECHO Action Plan.

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