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This document presents an overview on the impact of the Dry Corridor phenomenon in Central America, and the work the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - in collaboration with its partners - is doing to support countries to increase disaster

Documents and publications

A Practitioner’s perspective on disaster risk management in Latin America and the Caribbean, March 2015:

This issue explores Panama’s forays into disaster risk financing as a means to minimize the financial shocks caused by natural hazards, such as

Documents and publications

This paper is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. It presents the comprehensive program targeting disaster risk management (DRM) and resilience established in in the Eastern Caribbean region

Cover and source: Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
Policies and plans
The Strategic Framework was developed with the support of regional and international entities and incorporates a number of important disaster risk management lessons learned from international experience
Documents and publications

In Spanish:

Este informe presta atención a los factores y condiciones que contribuyen al riesgo. Basado en un extenso análisis y en consultas realizadas a nivel local, el informe ofrece directrices para una reducción del riesgo eficaz en áreas

Policies and plans

In Spanish:

Entre los días 13 y 14 de enero del 2014 se llevó a cabo la X Conferencia Municipal sobre Gestión de Riesgos, donde las autoridades locales que se dieron cita se comprometieron a una serie de acuerdos que fueron recogidos en la Declaratoria

Documents and publications
This report provides an assessment of the achievements and progress made in disaster risk reduction (DRR) by Panama during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR).
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This declaration maintains the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) as a body for consultation, concerted action, co-operation while stressing the relevance of its work in the domains of trade, sustainable tourism, transport, disaster risk reduction, and

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