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Displaying 29 of about 29 resultsThis study identifies and documents the advances, obstacles and limitations of national platform processes for disaster risk reduction in the Americas. On the basis of this general diagnosis, it generates recommendations and a course of action to guide the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) system in the area of national platforms. Thi…
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Este texto fue establecido como el Marco de Colaboración para establecer vínculos de intereses para la coalición para la resiliencia de las organizaciones de carácter regional e internacional comprometidas con la promoción y garantía de derechos de la niñez, la adolescencia y la juventud en los países de Latino-américa y el Caribe.
This report describes the methodology used in Albania for historical disaster loss collection, the sources of data used and an analyze of the losses divided in different category groups. The historical collection of loss data is a concrete example on how disasters data can enhance the understanding of the impacts of disasters and can provide information…
This report is intended as a tool for decision-making, organization and implementation of strategies in the event that schools are used as temporary shelters, presenting considerations and reflections on education and protection of children's rights in the humanitarian agenda, advantages and disadvantages of using schools as shelters, preparations that…
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 processes of risk analysis and decision-making in the initial definition of support programs and inte…
El objetivo general del catálogo de herramientas y recursos de información sobre Preparativos para Desastres en Educación es apoyar la promoción y el fortalecimiento de una cultura de gestión del riesgo proporcionado herramientas y recursos de información desarrollados en contextos específicos pero con la flexibilidad de ser aplicados en otros lugares.…
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La tendencia creciente de desastres asociados con eventos climáticos extremos (lluvias intensas, sequías, etc) perjudica seriamente las estructuras económicas, sociales, institucionales, ambientales y, en general, la competitividad del sector agropecuario en las Subregiones Andina y Amazónica y reduce sus oportunidades para lograr un desarr…
South Eastern Europe disaster risk mitigation and adaptation programme:
This document reviews the coordination of disaster mitigation, preparedness and response among the Civil Protection actors of South Eastern Europe (SEE), identifying needs both with respect to staff capacity and training and in terms of disaster risk reduction facilities, with a fo…
The post disaster recovery needs assessment (PDNA) framework is intended to help coordinate recovery efforts across different sectors and with a risk reduction focus. In this background, the PDNA project was developed in 2005. It is led by the United Nations Development Programme in its capacity as the cluster lead for Early Recovery and as a part…
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. It sought the identification of key elements for its implementation in the agriculture sector (crops, livestock, forests, fisheries and aquiculture), as a recognition of the res…
This background paper provides a resource for the relative analysis of volcanic hazard and risk around the world on the basis of regions and individual countries with volcanoes that have been active in the last 10,000 years. Global information can mask the fact that there are great variations between countries with active volca…
This declaration of children and youth for the resilience of Latin America and the Caribbean was submitted at the fourth thematic session of the regional platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the Americas (RP14). The children, adolescents and young built the declaration based on six thematic areas that emerged or were identified during the consu…
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 order to anticipate future levels of exposure, by enhancing land-use plans, climate change adaptati…
This publication focuses on the importance of education in disaster prevention and makes recommendations on how to support and build on local and national initiatives to reduce the risk of disasters through education. It provides a brief overview of major hazards and disaster risks in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States…