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Displaying 15 of about 68 resultsRegistration for the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23) opened yesterday during the official launch of the event, which will take place from 28 February to 2 March in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
During the launch, held at the National Emergency System (Sinae) in the Executive Tower in Uruguay, Raul…
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Downtown Bridgetown, Barbados, smells of ripe fruit and incense. In the thriving marketplace, sellers and buyers dance to the hectic pace of midday in contrast to the Caribbean Sea, placid and shimmering on the horizon.
The sea is a major character in the life of the island. Past and present, a source of food and tourism, water is the island's main a…
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UNDRR - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2021
Key achievements across the region
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The application in Costa Rica of the Global Risk Assessment Framework (GRAF) has been vital for constructing the foundations of governance with a systemic and better focus for reducing risks in this country.
This was one of the conclusions arising at the session on progress and challenges for the application of GRAF in Latin American countries, held w…
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VIDEO ON-DEMANDEvent DescriptionAt the midpoint of implementation of the Sendai Framework, countries continue to experience significant challenges with building back better in practice, and achieving improved recovery outcomes. Disaster recovery has been the least researched area in disaster risk reduction, with few long-term longitudinal studies. The f…
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Days of continuous rain across the Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago this winter have stiffened the resolve of the country’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) to launch the new Risk Information Exchange (RiX) developed by UNDRR.
‘Right now, days of continuous rain have led to widespread floods affecting households, agriculture,…
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The first edition of the Key Recommendations for a Strengthened use of Science and Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean, presents findings regarding the effect and significant role of scientific and technological research on strengthening the implementation and formulation of sound DRR policies.
In recent years, cou…
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Fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals is an ambitious but necessary challenge that requires the leverage of private investment through policies and innovative financial instruments. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that governments are critically under-prepared to tackle the systemic nature of ri…
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Time
November 24 - 9:00 a.m. (Panama Time)
November 25 - 9:00 a.m. (Panama Time)
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The Directorate General for Civil Protection and European Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) has been supporting the Latin American and Caribbean region since 1994 in fulfilment of its humanitarian mandate to preserve…
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The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction was awarded the National Medal of the Civil Defense of Brazil for its role in strengthening the protection and civil defense of the country, the Ministry of Regional Development of the Federative Republic of Brazil announced.
"I appreciate this recognition and highlight the commitment of the gover…
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Defined within the concept note for the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction of the Americas and the Caribbean 2023:
Given the cultural, ethnic and social diversity of the Americas and the Caribbean, the relationship between people and technology can be different and often complementary to other types of knowledge. Experience has shown…
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This contributing paper explores the role and the contribution of the public and private sectors in the (re)production and accumulation of disaster risks from a disaster capitalism optic, both in the academic literature and in the policy realm. This study responds to this gap and provides a preliminary international overview of the root causes, behaviou…
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The government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, are pleased to announce that the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23) will be held from February 28 to March 2 in Punta del Este, Uruguay…
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The VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean was held under the theme “Building resilient economies in the Americas and the Caribbean”. The event took place at a pivotal time, as populations across the world looked towards social and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as countries convened at the COP…
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Save the date: RP23 will be held from February 28 to March 2 in Uruguay
The government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, are pleased to announce that the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (…
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