Dominican Republic

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

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In this study, the authors are analysing the effects that the earthquakes that hit the Dominican Republic (2003), Honduras (2007 and 2009) and Haiti (2010) had on gender relations, making comparisons between urban and rural areas.
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This CCDR further extends the MANAGE model to incorporate the path of emissions from key sectors (transport, energy, AFOLU), and to incorporate DR‑specific climate damage functions to introduce the impact of climate change on the economy.
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This seismic risk profile of the Dominican Republic, 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.
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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.
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This brief discusses how investments in risk-informed territorial planning, urban resilience and adaptive social protection have increased disaster and climate change resilience in cities across the Dominican Republic.
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This paper proposes a data-driven methodology with the purpose of developing a prioritization of interventions to carry out a seismic disaster risk reduction program.
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La República Dominicana se encuentra expuesta, por su localización geográfica, a una serie de amenazas de origen natural que afectan su población y su infraestructura.
IRP Herald 32
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IRP Herald Volume 32 is the knowledge report for IRP-supported sessions at the Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2021.

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