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12 October 2022
Registration 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…
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…
Publication
14 March 2022
UNDRR - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2021 Key achievements across the region
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
ReGISTer HERE  Time November 24 - 9:00 a.m. (Panama Time) November 25 - 9:00 a.m. (Panama Time) Recordings Day 1 Day 2 About 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…
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…
Event
22 October 2022
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…
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…
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…
Publication
8 March 2022
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…
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 (…