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National Summary Reports: Latin America and the Caribbean: IDNDR Hemispheric Meeting, San José, Costa Rica, 30th of May to 5th of June 1999: Towards natural disaster reduction in the Americas ... for the 21st century

This report describes major activities and events related to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) in the Americas, and discusses experiences, achievements and challenges in disaster risk reduction (DRR) of all the countries in the region. The report provides summaries of the assessment of achievements during IDNDR, highlighti…
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Wildfires in Latin America: A preliminary analysis, messages and resources

In 2020, similarly to other regions globally, Latin America has experienced a wildfire season marked by major wildfires in particularly important natural areas such as the Amazon, the Pantanal and El Chaco. Uncontrolled forest and rural fires have significant impacts on the societies, the economies, and the environment of Latin Ameri…
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United Nations city disaster resilience scorecards: USA, Chile, Angola

Stamford (USA), Puerto Montt (Chile) and Luanda (Angola) cities held workshops with multiple stakeholders to complete the United Nations City Disaster Resilience Scorecard. The workshops were notable in identifying both technical requirements, and also gaps in understanding and communications between different agencies. These gaps, if left unaddressed,…

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