UNDRR Publications

We produce a range of publications by collecting and analysing risk data through a range of tools, knowledge products, and mobilising like-minded partners.

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

Documents and publications
Communiqué Santiago de Chile: Investing in resilience, accelerating the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in the Americas

Investing in resilience - accelerating the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in the Americas:

A declaration in which the participants of the Regional platform for disaster risk reduction in the Americas acknowledge the work being developed

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Organization of American States
Chile - government
Documents and publications
Country document for Bolivia, 2012 / Documento de país DIPECHO, Bolivia 2012

This country document for Bolivia represents a collaborative effort between DIPECHO partners in country and national authorities to provide a country document for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). This document aims not only to orient ECHO/DIPECHO funding as

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Oxfam International Secretariat
World Food Programme (WFP)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
World Vision International
Ayuda en Acción
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
Acción contra el Hambre - Spain
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Fundación para el Desarrollo Participativo Comunitario
CARE International
Documents and publications
Country document for Dominican Republic, 2012 / Documento de país DIPECHO, República Dominicana 2012

This country document for the Dominican Republic represents a collaborative effort between DIPECHO partners in country and national authorities to provide a country document for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). This document aims not only to orient ECHO

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Caritas Internationalis
Plan International (PI)
Pan American Health Organization
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
Comisión Nacional de Emergencias
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Documents and publications
Country profile Saint Lucia, DIPECHO 2012

This country document for Saint Lucia represents a collaborative effort between DIPECHO partners in country and national authorities to provide a country document for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).

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)
Saint Lucia - government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Documents and publications
Criteria for prioritizing actions for disaster risk reduction at the national level in Latin America and the Caribbean / Criterios para la priorización de acciones de reducción del riesgo de desastres a nivel nacional en América Latina y el Caribe

The purpose of this document is to: Develop a set of criteria for prioritizing actions Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), along with a methodological guide for use in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is intended that these criteria contribute to national

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Regional Disaster Information Center Latin America and the Caribbean
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
Documents and publications
Linkages between population dynamics, urbanization processes and disaster risks: a regional vision of Latin America / Vínculos entre las dinámicas demográficas, los procesos de urbanización y los riesgos de desastres: una visión regional de América Latina

This document presents an analysis of the connections among population dynamics, urbanization processes and disaster risk reduction. Amongst the main findings are that public policies should increase governance and guide urban sustainable development in

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Documents and publications
Reports
Regional report of the 2002 world disaster reduction campaign in Latin America and the Caribbean: disaster reduction for sustainable mountain development

This regional report presents local and regional activities in Latin America and the Caribbean related to disaster reduction and sustainable mountain development as part of the 2002 UNISDR campaign.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Documents and publications
Dipecho América del Sur 2011-2012: boletín informativo, tercera edición, agosto del 2012

In Spanish:

Este boletín informa sobre DIPECHO programa, que se concentra en reducir la vulnerabilidad de la población ante desastres de origen natural y tiene como objetivo mejorar las capacidades de las comunidades expuestas a estos riesgos para que

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)
Documents and publications
Dipecho América del Sur 2012: boletín informativo, segunda edición, junio del 2012

In Spanish:

Boletín informativo sobre actividades desarrolladas por los socios DIPECHO América del Sur, con financiamiento de la Unión Europea a través de su Departamento de Ayuda Humanitaria y Protección Civil de la Comisión Europea.

In English:

This

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)
Documents and publications
Dipecho América del Sur 2012: boletín informativo, primera edición, abril del 2012

In Spanish:

Este boletín informa sobre DIPECHO programa, que se concentra en reducir la vulnerabilidad de la población ante desastres de origen natural y tiene como objetivo mejorar las capacidades de las comunidades expuestas a estos riesgos para que

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)

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