Guatemala

On 3 June 2018, at 3 p.m., the Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupted for the second time that year. The strong explosions sent columns of ash rising as high as 15,000 meters above sea level and pyroclastic flows moving west and southwest, according to the

El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras —los países del norte de Centroamérica (NCA)— y México son de nuevo objeto de intenso interés internacional, un interés que la subregión no concitaba desde el ciclo de conflictos armados internos y la firma de acuerdos de

Natural events are recurrent. Geophysical hazards such as earthquakes or volcano eruptions cannot be predicted, but it is known that where they have happened in the past, they will happen again. In the case of hydro-meteorological hazards, frequency and

In this publication, CARE aims to highlight how the implementation of an Integrated Risk Management approach leads to social transformation and more resilient communities that are well prepared to deal with a diversity of shocks and challenges. This

Este informe presenta los hallazgos, las conclusiones, las lecciones aprendidas y las recomendaciones de la evaluación de la relevancia e impacto del enfoque de la Agencia Sueca de Desarrollo Internacional (ASDI) para fortalecer la resiliencia de los

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the evidence-based research strategy (EBRS) used to evaluate eight projects that applied the neighborhood approach for disaster risk reduction (NA-DRR) in informal urban settlements in Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti

Drills are an important element of disaster management, helping to increase preparedness and reduce the risk of real-time failure. Yet, they are not applied systematically to slow-onset disasters such as a drought, which causes damage that is not