LAC Disaster Risk Management
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Event — February 2-3, 2012 Brought together practitioners from the fields of disaster risk modeling, geospatial analysis and information systems.
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Documents "Once there is communication amongst countries, we can grow together as a region"
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Event Seeking to sensitize the international community about the impact that the region suffers as a result climate change...
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Publication The number of people affected by climate-related disasters is increasing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where population growth continues to be high and rapid urbanizationis taking place...
FEATURES
EVENT — December 16, 2011
The high-level meeting, convened by order of the presidents of the region, will feature more than 50 delegations from friendly countries, international organizations and agencies. Read More »
EVENT — december 5-9, 2011
The region's premier event on disaster risk management took place in Trinidad and Tobago... Read More »
In the news — November 17, 2011
the largest World Bank-funded project to date in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)...Read More »
ARCHIVES
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Saint Lucia
The development world for decades to increase investments in disaster risk mitigation...Read More »
Bolivia
GFDRR helps complement the 2007/2008 El Niño Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Project...Read More »
Costa Rica
One of the world’s top ten countries at high economic risk from multiple hazards...Read More »
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PPCR
Housed within the Strategic Climate Funds established under the Climate Investment Fund aims to help countries transform...
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CAPRA
Provides support and technical assistance to more than 8 countries to integrate probabilistic risk information into specific policy-making processes...
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RDVRP
Aims at measurably reducing vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in the Eastern Caribbean...
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ALL PROGRAMS
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Multimedia Metadata — 2:6 minutes
National GIS Analyst, Forestry Department, Jamaica
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Evidence-Based Decision Making — 2:15 minutes
LAC Regional DRM Coordinator
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CAPRA — 6:11 minutes
Disaster Risk Management Specialist
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CAPRA — 4:43 Minutes
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist
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