Uruguay

National policies, plans and risk and governance profile(s)

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Documents and publications

This work contributes to understanding the macro-critical effects of climate shocks in Uruguay. It assess the macroeconomic impact of the most relevant climate shocks affecting the economy using country-specific data and background analysis.

World Bank, the
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Documents and publications

This seismic risk profile of Uruguay, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM)
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Documents and publications

This factsheet presents findings from an analysis of 14 Latin American countries to document the SNIPs’ response to the pandemic, as well as to draw recommendations and lessons-learned for stimulating economic recovery in a resilient manner.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Global Initiative on Disaster Risk Management (GIDRM)
Documents and publications

This report aims to improve understanding of how flexibility can be introduced into the fisheries management cycle in order to foster adaptation to climate change. This work contributes to the overall scope of improving the resilience of fisheries

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
Documents and publications

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ha venido desarrollando en los últimos años un instrumento técnico titulado “Perfil de Riesgo de Desastres”. Dicho instrumento técnico puede describirse como un resumen del riesgo de desastres, expresado en

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Documents and publications

​En el marco de la implementación del Plan de Acción de las Naciones Unidas sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres para la Resiliencia y como resultado de conversaciones mantenidas entre el gobierno uruguayo y la Coordinadora Residente de las Naciones

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Sistema Nacional de Emergencias
Policies and plans

This policy aims to identify, evaluate, prevent, and reduce the present and future risks related to adverse events of natural, socio-natural or anthropic origin, whether with national and/or international cooperation resources.

Uruguay - government
Policies and plans

Montevideo set out to build a vision of the future taking into account contemporary challenges from the perspective of sustainable development.

Municipality of Montevideo

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