Costa Rica

This report describes major activities and events related to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) in the Americas.

This regional report presents local and regional activities in Latin America and the Caribbean related to disaster reduction and sustainable mountain development as part of the 2002 UNISDR campaign.

This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Costa Rica, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, land slide, earthquake and volcano.

In Spanish:

En el boletín de Educación y Gestión del Riesgo de diciembre podrá encontrar diferentes noticias e iniciativas, como los resultados del Foro Latinoamericano de Reducción del Riesgo de Desastre en la Educación Superior, nuevos proyectos y

This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR

This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR

This map depicts the countries participating in, and location of National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction, of the ECHO-funded UNISDR media trainings on disaster risk reduction in 2010-2011.

The media have an important role to play in creating

In Spanish:

Este plan se elabora al amparo del Artículo N° 7 de la Ley N° 8488 que instruye a la Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias (CNE) para su diseño y ejecución. El plan es un instrumento de planificación estratégica